Anthropic Releases Opus 4.6 With New ‘Agent Teams’

Opus 4.6 introduces agent teams that divide complex tasks for faster, more accurate AI collaboration and productivity.
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Anthropic Releases Opus 4.6 With New ‘Agent Teams’
Opus 4.6 Launches Agent Teams for Smarter AI Workflows Anthropic just released Opus 4.6, its most advanced AI model yet, featuring a breakthrough capability called "agent teams" that lets multiple AI agents collaborate in parallel to tackle complex projects. The update also expands context windows to 1 million tokens and deepens Microsoft PowerPoint integration—transforming Opus from a developer-focused tool into a versatile assistant for knowledge workers across industries. Released February 5, 2026, this version arrives just three months after Opus 4.5, signaling Anthropic's accelerated innovation cycle. Credit: Anthropic What Are Agent Teams and Why They Change Everything Imagine assigning a major project—not to a single AI assistant working step-by-step—but to a coordinated squad of specialists. That's the power of agent teams in Opus 4.6. Instead of one model grinding through tasks sequentially, the system now divides large assignments into smaller, parallel workflo…