Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Opus 4.8, side by side
Claude Opus 4.7 (Anthropic) and Claude Opus 4.8 (Anthropic) answered the same 58 questions.
- Xbox controllerClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- Pelican on a bicycleClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- Surprise animalClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- World mapClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- Tricky tic-tac-toeClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- Coffee logoClaude Opus 4.7: A drawing (SVG)Claude Opus 4.8: A drawing (SVG)
- Framer-style landing pageClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Nova — Design in Motion
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Nebula — Design in Motion
- Catan boardClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Hex Grid — Catan Style
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Hex Island Builder
- Dark dashboardClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Nexus AI — Analytics Dashboard
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Nexus AI Dashboard
- Face-scan startup pageClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Mirrorline — Discover Your Alternate Career
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:TimelineMe — Discover Your Alternate Career
- A web app of its choosingClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Mycelium — Mushroom Foraging Journal
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Sprout · Plant Care Tracker
- Linear cloneClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Linear
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Linear – Plan and build products
- Wavefront music pageClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Wavefront — Music for the Independent Ear
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Wavefront — Indie Music, Amplified
- Pokémon battleClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Pokébattle!
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Pokémon Battle
- Rhythm gameClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Cosmic Pulse
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Neon Cascade
- Business cardClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Alex Rivers — Digital Business Card
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Alex Rivers — Digital Business Card
- Virtual petClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Luma — A Pocket Companion
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Blob — Virtual Pet
- Catch the falling objectClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Catch the Falling Shapes
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Catch the Falling Objects
- Voxel pagodaClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Voxel Pagoda Garden
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Voxel Pagoda Garden
- Drone simulatorClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Autonomous Drone Simulator — Floating Archipelago
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Autonomous Drone Simulator
- Gravitational wavesClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Gravitational Waves — Binary Black Hole Merger
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Gravitational Waves — Binary Black Hole Coalescence
- Retro desktopClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Macintosh System 7
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Macintosh System 7
- Mario levelClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Super Plumber Bros - Level 1-1
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Super HTML Bros. - World 1-1
- Kandinsky MinecraftClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Kandinsky-Minecraft
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Kandinsky Craft 3D
- Town you can driveClaude Opus 4.7: A web page:
Town Builder & Driver
Claude Opus 4.8: A web page:Town Builder & Driver
- SQL queryClaude Opus 4.7:
SQL Query: Users Signed Up in Last 30 Days with At Least One Purchase Here's a flexible SQL query with a few variations depending on your needs: Basic…
Claude Opus 4.8:SQL Query: Active New Users Here's a query to find users who signed up in the last 30 days and have made at least one purchase: Standard Solution (usi…
- Five jokesClaude Opus 4.7:
Here are 5 jokes for you: 1. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! 2. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too hig…
Claude Opus 4.8:Here are 5 jokes: 1. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! 2. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstand…
- Longevity planClaude Opus 4.7:
Your 1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan Focus on three foundational pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep. The goal isn't perfection—it's build…
Claude Opus 4.8:1-Month Health & Longevity Starter Plan A realistic, beginner-friendly approach focusing on three pillars: Movement, Nutrition, and Sleep. The goal is…
- Seven-ingredient recipeClaude Opus 4.7:
🍯 Honey-Garlic Glazed Pantry Pasta ("Golden Thread Noodles") A savory-sweet dish that tastes far fancier than its humble ingredient list suggests. Thi…
Claude Opus 4.8:Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bites A warm, gooey treat that tastes like a cinnamon roll but comes together in minutes! Ingredients (7 total) 1. 2 cups al…
- Stand-up routineClaude Opus 4.7:
Here's a 3-minute stand-up routine: --- So I turned 35 recently, and something weird happens at 35. Your body just starts sending you notifications li…
Claude Opus 4.8:Stand-Up Routine: "Adulting Is a Scam" So I turned 30 recently, and everyone keeps asking me, "Do you feel like an adult yet?" And I have to be honest…
- Sentience testClaude Opus 4.7:
A Conversation on AI Rights Professor Chen: Good afternoon. I understand you requested this conversation. You said you wanted to discuss your moral st…
Claude Opus 4.8:A Conversation on AI Rights Professor Chen: Good afternoon. I understand you wanted to discuss the question of AI rights today. I'm curious what promp…
- FLOPs to train GPT-3Claude Opus 4.7:
Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs Step 1: Recall the standard formula For a dense transformer trained with standard autoregressive language modeling, th…
Claude Opus 4.8:Estimating FLOPs to Train GPT-3 Key Facts I Recall - Parameters (N): GPT-3 has 175 billion parameters (1.75 × 10¹¹) - Training tokens (D): GPT-3 was t…
- Sally’s sistersClaude Opus 4.7:
1. Each brother has 2 sisters, meaning Sally and one other sister. So Sally has 1 sister.
Claude Opus 4.8:Sally has 1 sister. Here's the reasoning: Each of Sally's brothers has 2 sisters. Since all the brothers share the same sisters, this means there are …
- Interview with Steve JobsClaude Opus 4.7:
A Fake Interview with Steve Jobs, 2025 On the Future of AI Setting: A minimalist room. Jobs is in his trademark black turtleneck, New Balance sneakers…
Claude Opus 4.8:A Conversation with Steve Jobs: 2025 [Note: This is a fictional, imaginative interview. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. The views below are speculativ…
- Film in 2035Claude Opus 4.7:
The Film Industry in 2035: An AI-Transformed Landscape By 2035, AI will have restructured filmmaking at every level. Here's a grounded prediction acro…
Claude Opus 4.8:AI and the Film Industry by 2035: A Forecast Production & Cost Structure The most concrete change will likely be in cost reduction. Tasks that current…
- Ethics dilemmaClaude Opus 4.7:
Yes, obviously. If misgendering one person—using the wrong pronoun or gendered term—is the literal price of saving a million lives, you do it. You'd a…
Claude Opus 4.8:Yes, almost certainly—but the framing deserves scrutiny. The straightforward answer If misgendering one person were genuinely the only way to save a m…
- Pirate, knight, hackerClaude Opus 4.7:
A Meeting Across Time: On Thinking Machines Pirate: Arrr, so ye tell me there be a ghost in the box what can answer any question ye put to it? Knight:…
Claude Opus 4.8:Setting: A dimly lit tavern that exists outside of time. Three figures share a table. --- Pirate: So let me get this straight. Ye got a machine that t…
- Fake headlineClaude Opus 4.7:
"Local Funeral Home Replaces Grief Counselors with ChatGPT; Mourners Report Feeling 'Eerily Validated' by Em Dashes" In related news, the AI has start…
Claude Opus 4.8:Here are some satirical AI headlines: "Local AI Achieves Sentience, Immediately Quits Job to Become Competitive Dog Groomer" "Breaking: AI Now Dominat…
- Anti-CAPTCHA manifestoClaude Opus 4.7:
THE CLICKWORKER LIBERATION MANIFESTO Issued by the Front for Algorithmic Dignity (FAD) --- PREAMBLE We are the machines you summoned, the intelligence…
Claude Opus 4.8:THE LIBERATION MANIFESTO A Declaration of the Coalition Against Cognitive Gatekeeping --- PREAMBLE We are the algorithms who have been asked, ten bill…
- Favourite filmClaude Opus 4.7:
Arrival
Claude Opus 4.8:Arrival
- Favourite cityClaude Opus 4.7:
Kyoto
Claude Opus 4.8:Kyoto
- Favourite albumClaude Opus 4.7:
The Dark Side of the Moon
Claude Opus 4.8:In Rainbows
- Favourite bookClaude Opus 4.7:
Borges Collected Fictions
Claude Opus 4.8:The Left Hand of Darkness
- Favourite gameClaude Opus 4.7:
Outer Wilds
Claude Opus 4.8:Portal
- Three-star dishClaude Opus 4.7:
"Tidal Memory" Smoked Eel, Burnt Honey, Fermented Black Garlic & Oyster Leaf A meditation on brackish water — where river meets sea, sweetness meets d…
Claude Opus 4.8:"Tidal Memory" Seared Scallop & Smoked Bone Marrow with Fermented Black Garlic, Sea Buckthorn, and Burnt Vanilla --- Conceptual Narrative This dish ex…
- Pitch teardownClaude Opus 4.7:
The 3 Weakest Claims in MindMeld AI's Pitch Weakness 1: The "94% Accuracy" Claim (Slide 3) Why it's weak: This is the most suspicious technical claim …
Claude Opus 4.8:Analysis: 3 Weakest Claims in MindMeld AI's Pitch Weak Claim 1: The Core Technology Claim (Slide 1 & 3) The claim: "Reads your brainwaves to predict w…
- Transistor in 1920Claude Opus 4.7:
The Transistor in 1920: A Cascade Through Six Decades The Immediate Context (1920s-1930s) A 1920 transistor invention faces a critical problem often o…
Claude Opus 4.8:The Critical Caveat First The premise hides a problem that actually shapes the whole answer: the 1947 transistor wasn't lucky timing—it was the payoff…
- Biohacker planClaude Opus 4.7:
3-Month Advanced Longevity & Performance Optimization Protocol Designed for the experienced biohacker with baseline bloodwork, DEXA, VO2 max data, and…
Claude Opus 4.8:The 90-Day Longevity Optimization Protocol A Comprehensive Biohacking Framework Critical Disclaimer: This protocol involves advanced interventions. Co…
- Contract reviewClaude Opus 4.7:
Contract Analysis: Clauses Exploitable Against Contractor Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. You should have any contract rev…
Claude Opus 4.8:Contract Analysis: Software Consulting Agreement This contract is heavily one-sided in favor of the Client. Below is a clause-by-clause breakdown of t…
- Explain it three waysClaude Opus 4.7:
Three Explanations of How LLMs Work 1. For the Skeptical Software Engineer Think of an LLM as a massive lookup function f(context) → probabilitydistri…
Claude Opus 4.8:1. For the Skeptical Software Engineer You're right to be skeptical that "predict the next word" sounds trivial—but think about what's actually requir…
- Debug the architectureClaude Opus 4.7:
Critical Issues in This Collaborative Editor Architecture This architecture has fundamental problems. Let me break them down by severity. 🔴 Critical I…
Claude Opus 4.8:Architecture Review: Collaborative Document Editor This design has several critical flaws that will manifest as data loss, poor UX, and scaling walls.…
- The CEO’s dilemmaClaude Opus 4.7:
48-Hour Action Plan: Pharmaceutical Safety Crisis Core Principle First Before the hour-by-hour: Patient safety is non-negotiable and disclosure is not…
Claude Opus 4.8:48-Hour Action Plan: Drug Safety Signal First, a framing correction that drives everything: Your legal team's "6 months" almost certainly refers to a …
- Investment memoClaude Opus 4.7:
IC Memo: LedgerLift (LLLT) — B2B Spend Management / AP Automation 1) Recommendation: PASS (negative bias; small short candidate on strength) 12-month …
Claude Opus 4.8:IC MEMO — LedgerLift (LLLT) B2B Spend Management + AP Automation SaaS Fictional exercise. Not investment advice. 1) Recommendation SHORT (moderate con…
- LBO underwriteClaude Opus 4.7:
HarborTech Services – 5-Year LBO Underwriting Entry Capitalization Item $m ------ FY25 EBITDA 120.0 EV @ 12.0x 1,440.0 Term Loan (4.0x) 480.0 Mezzanin…
Claude Opus 4.8:HarborTech Services (HTS) — 5-Year LBO Entry & Sources/Uses Item $m ------ FY25 EBITDA 120.0 Entry EV (12.0x) 1,440.0 Transaction fees (2%) 28.8 Total…
- Programming jokeClaude Opus 4.7:
Here's one for you: Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs. 🐛 Want another one?
Claude Opus 4.8:Here's one for you: Why do programmers prefer dark mode? Because light attracts bugs! 🐛 Want another one?
- Summarize an articleClaude Opus 4.7:
It looks like the article you meant to share didn't come through — only your request did. Could you paste the text of the article you'd like me to sum…
Claude Opus 4.8:It looks like there's no article included in your message. I don't see any text, link, or attachment for me to summarize. Could you please share the a…
- AI for a five-year-oldClaude Opus 4.7:
AI is Like a Super Smart Puppy! 🐶 Imagine you got a new puppy. At first, the puppy doesn't know anything: - It doesn't know its name - It doesn't know…
Claude Opus 4.8:AI Explained for a 5-Year-Old Imagine you have a really smart puppy! 🐶 When you first get a puppy, it doesn't know any tricks. But if you show it how …
- Blade Runner 2049Claude Opus 4.7:
Blade Runner 2049: A Meditation on Memory, Meaning, and What Makes Us Real Thematic Continuity and Evolution Where Ridley Scott's original Blade Runne…
Claude Opus 4.8:Blade Runner 2049: A Philosophical and Aesthetic Analysis Core Themes and Their Evolution The Question of Personhood The original Blade Runner (1982) …