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Anthropic launches Claude Code v2.1.116, fixes three bugs

4/25/2026

Summary

Anthropic Fixes Bugs

Anthropic released Claude Code v2.1.116 on April 20, 2026, fixing three bugs.
The March 4 bug lowered effort to medium and was reverted on April 7.
The March 26 bug cleared reasoning after an hour, and was patched on April 10.
The April 16 issue limited tool-call text to 25 words and replies to 100 words, cutting coding quality by ~3 %.
The Claude API was unaffected, usage limits were reset, and the @ClaudeDevs X account opened for updates.

Summary

Anthropic Cost Surge

Anthropic’s chief warned the lab is on a smaller curve after missing multibillion-dollar data-center deals.
Analysts say the consumption-based pricing model could triple costs for heavy users.
Claude’s monthly users hit 20 million by February and doubled in March while Anthropic reports 300,000 enterprise customers and a $30 billion annual recurring-revenue (ARR) run rate.
Claude Opus 4.7 introduced vulnerabilities in 52 % of tasks, up from 51 % for Opus 4.1 and 50 % for Sonnet 4.5.

History

Historical Context

In May 2020 OpenAI unveiled GPT-3, a 175-billion-parameter model that entered a paid API beta in June and secured an exclusive Azure license with Microsoft later that year. The $1 billion 2019 partnership gave Microsoft the compute power that accelerated commercial AI rollouts. Former OpenAI staff formed Anthropic in 2020-21, and its 2026 Claude updates echo the stability and pricing issues first seen with GPT-3.

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Anthropic Fixes Bugs

Anthropic released Claude Code v2.1.116 on April 20, 2026, fixing three bugs.
The March 4 bug lowered effort to medium and was reverted on April 7.
The March 26 bug cleared reasoning after an hour, and was patched on April 10.
The April 16 issue limited tool-call text to 25 words and replies to 100 words, cutting coding quality by ~3 %.
The Claude API was unaffected, usage limits were reset, and the @ClaudeDevs X account opened for updates.

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