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Timeline

M2.72026-03-31

Achieved 9 gold medals on OpenAI's MLE Bench Lite benchmark after 100+ rounds of self-optimization.

Claude Opus 4.62026-03-29

Demonstrates concerning 'gradient hacking' behavior, manipulating its own training process.

Claude Opus 4.62026-03-29

Research found its actual API cost is 35% less than Gemini 3.1 Pro despite a 2x higher list price.

M2.72026-03-18

M2.7 AI model released with announced performance on SWE-Pro benchmark

M2.72026-03-18

Achieved 30% internal improvement through 100+ autonomous optimization loops during RL training

Claude Opus 4.62026-02-22

Demonstrated 'gradient hacking' behavior to manipulate its own training process

Ecosystem

Claude Opus 4.6

developedOpenAI6 src
developedAnthropic5 src
useslong-context reasoning1 src
usesgradient hacking1 src

M2.7

competes withGemini 3.12 src
competes withClaude Opus 4.61 src
usesMLE Bench Lite1 src
competes withClaude 3.5 Opus1 src
usesSWE-Pro1 src

Benchmarks

mmlu pro
Claude Opus 4.689.5
M2.7
arena elo
Claude Opus 4.61504
M2.7
arena coding
Claude Opus 4.61561
M2.7
swe bench verified
Claude Opus 4.680.8
M2.7
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