Opus 5 is days old but a user claims to be running it at under half the price while achieving a 98% behavior match to Claude Opus 5. Martian (@withmartian) posted a video showing 'Ship' running Claude Opus 5, suggesting rapid replication or redistribution shortly after launch.
Opus 5 was released only days earlier (post dated 2026-07-30) and someone is reportedly running it at under half the official price.
okay, opus 5 is days old and someone's already running it at under half the price with a 98% behavior match. i thought this took way longer.
Martian (@withmartian)
Ship now runs Claude Opus 5
Video
— https://nitter.net/withmartian/status/2082879532936356007#m