Weekly · From Melbourne
This Week in Claude.
Three things that changed with Claude each week, what to do about each, and one thing to add to your setup. Five minutes to read.
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Earlier issues
- This Week in Claude · 2 October 2026
Sonnet 5.5 is here. Sonnet 4.5 retires 30 November.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 arrived at the same price, faster and up to 30% cheaper per task, and Sonnet 4.5 got a retirement date of 30 November. Re-pin everything. - This Week in Claude · 25 September 2026
Claude's top model gets cheaper and closer to your books
Claude's top model got cheaper to run, and Claude gained more doors into your books. Re-cost your workflows, and open one door, not three. - This Week in Claude · 18 September 2026
Claude plugs straight into Xero and MYOB
Claude plugged straight into Xero and MYOB, and Anthropic's CEO made the public case for human checkpoints. Act on the first.