Introducing Claude 4: A New Era of AI Performance

Hello EdTech Türkiye readers,

Every day brings a new leap in the world of artificial intelligence. For today’s educators, instructional designers, and learning leaders, these advances aren’t just headlines — they’re opportunities to reimagine how we teach, learn, and grow.

And the latest announcement from Anthropic takes those opportunities to the next level.

Founded by former OpenAI researchers, Anthropic has just unveiled the Claude 4 series — a powerful new generation of AI models poised to reshape not only how we work with technology but also how we design learning experiences.

The series includes two standout models:

• Claude Opus 4 – Built for deep reasoning, complex coding, and long-duration agent workflows.

• Claude Sonnet 4 – A faster, lighter, more cost-effective model, optimized for real-time tasks and seamless integrations.

Claude Opus 4 has achieved an impressive 72.5% score on SWE-bench — outperforming major rivals like Gemini 2.5 Pro and GPT-4.1. For those of us in EdTech, that means new possibilities for automated assessments, simulation-based learning, and AI-powered content development.

Why Should You Care?

Whether you’re:

• Looking to personalize learning experiences for your learners,

• Aiming to streamline content development and feedback loops,

• Or building AI-driven educational solutions for your organization,
  Claude 4 can be a game-changer.

What truly sets these models apart is their sustained performance. In testing, Claude Opus 4 successfully completed a seven-hour continuous task without any loss of performance — a critical capability for autonomous learning agents and long-form scenario training.

Where to Access Claude 4

Claude 4 models are now available through:

• Anthropic API

• Amazon Bedrock

• Google Cloud Vertex AI

Pricing:

• Claude Opus 4: $15 per million input tokens / $75 per million output tokens

• Claude Sonnet 4: $3 per million input tokens / $15 per million output tokens

EdTech Türkiye Insight

Claude 4 represents more than a technological upgrade — it’s a step toward rethinking AI as a learning partner. These models don’t just respond to prompts; they collaborate, adapt, and persist, opening up new dimensions for personalized education, coaching, and curriculum design.

At EdTech Türkiye, we believe in embracing this transformation — not just watching it unfold, but helping shape it with our community.

Let’s explore the future of learning, together.