EP044: Claude Opus 4.7 Drops, and May's Model Avalanche Is Just Getting Started

Anthropic just released Claude Opus 4.7 with a 13% coding benchmark improvement over Opus 4.6, better vision, and same pricing. Meanwhile, Claude Mythos sits in restricted preview with jaw-dropping benchmarks, GPT-5.5-Cyber is rolling out, DeepSeek V4 full release is imminent, and Meta's Avocado model targets May or June. We break down what each release means for developers, why model switching is no longer optional, and how the cybersecurity gating trend signals a new era of capability-based API access.