Calling the Claude API from Python
This guide explains how to call the Claude API in Python, configure keys, use system prompts, and validate JSON output with Pydantic.
Anthropic
Claude Code Runs About $13 Per Developer Daily, While Agent Teams Consume Nearly Seven Times the Tokens
Anthropic docs report 90% of users under $30 daily; Claude Code averages $13, and agent teams can consume far more tokens than typical usage.
Claude Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 performance at a 40% lower cost
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 arrives less than two months after Opus 5, claiming to match Fable 5.1 performance at roughly 40% lower cost. The update brings 20% cheaper tokens, 30% faster output, 20% h…
Anthropic unifies Claude chat and Cowork into a single product
Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork and standard Claude chat into a single unified experience, eliminating the need for users to choose where tasks belong. The update also introduces Claude Docs, posit…
Claude Code's updated projects introduce AI orchestration, though local developers will have to hold off
Anthropic's redesigned Claude Code Projects feature introduces AI orchestration for cloud-based developers, enabling parallel agent threads with persistent conversations, shared memory, and cross-repo…
Claude Cowork merges with chat into a single unified Claude
Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork with regular Claude chat into a single unified assistant, rolling out first to Pro and Max subscribers on web, desktop, and mobile over the coming weeks. The merger …
In the words of Thariq Shihipar
Anthropic announced Claude Code (v2.1.277+) now supports AGENTS.md, the emerging open standard for coding agent instructions. When no CLAUDE.md file exists, Claude Code falls back to reading AGENTS.md…