Episode 338: Claude 4 Has Arrived - Putting Anthropic's Latest Model to the Test

In this episode, Alex Carlson explores Anthropic’s game-changing Claude 4 models—Opus and Sonnet. With hands-on demos and real-world marketing use cases, Alex puts Claude 4 Opus through three creative coding challenges: building a lead generation tool, crafting an interactive 3D podcast navigation page, and simulating physics with fluid cloth dynamics. Marketers, developers, and AI enthusiasts alike will gain a firsthand look at the potential of these next-gen AI models to accelerate web development and automate marketing tasks in minutes.

Key Takeaways

• Claude 4 Opus & Sonnet are Anthropic’s latest AI models built for advanced reasoning, long-context handling (up to 200K tokens), and integrated tool use.

• Three live coding challenges were executed in-browser with Claude 4 Opus:

  • A lead generation quiz assessing AI opportunity for businesses

  • An interactive space-themed podcast navigator where planets represent episodes

  • A cloth simulation with wind and spinning sphere physics, all coded in minutes

• Claude 4 Opus is available to paid users (Pro, Team, Enterprise), while Sonnet is accessible on the free tier.

• Claude 4 models have achieved state-of-the-art benchmark scores, particularly in coding and reasoning.

• Features like code execution, file API access, and prompt caching make Claude highly viable for developer workflows.

• Despite advancements, hallucination risks and post-March 2025 knowledge limits still apply.

• AI Opportunity Assessment Quizzes are easy to create and ideal for capturing qualified leads.

• Claude enables interactive, branded website experiences, like navigable episode maps, to drive deeper engagement.

• These tools can be implemented using Claude’s code and no-code platforms, helping small businesses scale faster.

Keywords

Claude 4, Claude Opus, Claude Sonnet, Anthropic AI, AI web development, AI lead generation, interactive marketing tools, coding with AI, AI opportunity quiz, fluid simulation AI, marketing automation, digital marketing tools, long-context AI models, Claude artifact, AI benchmarks, AI podcast tools

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Links

http://x.com/rowancheung/status/1925591664548356555

https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4

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https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/models/overview#model-comparison-table#

https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/context-windows?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-anthropic-claude-4-sonnet-opus/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-rolls-out-claude-4-family-of-ai-agents/articleshow/121347800.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com#google_vignette

https://www.theverge.com/news/672705/anthropic-claude-4-ai-ous-sonnet-availability?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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