Claude Opus 4.8 free via Chorus

A June 1 post on X by user Atenov_D circulated a claim that users could reach Claude Opus 4.8 through Chorus by using a trial path tied to Anthropic’s Max subscription tier. The post grouped that workaround with other student-focused AI software offers, including free-year access to Cursor Pro and Kiro’s student plan, plus a NoteGPT education offer. Chorus describes itself as a desktop app that lets users chat with multiple AI models, including Claude, in one interface. Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28 and said the model was available the same day. Anthropic’s product announcement described Opus 4.8 as an upgrade to Opus 4.7 with stronger performance on coding, agentic tasks and professional work. ### Where did the “free Opus 4.8 via Chorus” claim come from? The June 1 X post was the main public source identified in the social briefing behind the story. (chorus.sh) That post said Claude Opus 4.8 could be accessed through Chorus using a Max-plan trial workaround, and framed it as a way to use a model associated with Anthropic’s highest consumer tier without paying the normal rate. (anthropic.com) Chorus’s own site confirms that the app includes Claude among the models available in its interface, but the company pages surfaced in research did not independently confirm a specific free-trial loophole for Opus 4.8. Chorus says it offers access to multiple models in one desktop app and its documentation says new models are added as they arrive. ### What does Anthropic actually charge for Claude Max? (claude.com) Anthropic’s pricing page lists Claude Pro at $20 a month when billed monthly and Claude Max starting at $100 a month. The same page shows a higher Max tier at $125 a month when billed monthly, with annual pricing displayed as lower per-month equivalents. Anthropic’s pricing page does not describe Max as a $200-a-month consumer plan. (chorus.sh) The page instead presents Max as usage-based tiers starting at $100 monthly, while noting that prices and plans can change. ### What is verified about Claude Opus 4.8 itself? Anthropic said on May 28 that Opus 4.8 was available immediately and “at the same price” as the prior version. The company said the release also added user controls over effort level on claude.ai and introduced a faster Opus 4.8 mode in Claude Code. (claude.com) Anthropic also published benchmark and tester claims alongside the launch, including quotes from Tom Pritchard, Kay Zhu and Michael Truell describing stronger coding and agentic performance. (claude.com) Those statements came from Anthropic’s release materials. ### Which student offers are live on official pages? Cursor’s student page says eligible university students get one free year of Cursor Pro. (anthropic.com) The page says users must verify student status and, if they already subscribe, Cursor will refund the remaining billing cycle and apply the discount automatically. Kiro’s student page says eligible university students get 1,000 credits per month free for one year. (anthropic.com) The page lists participating schools including Arizona State, Carnegie Mellon, Georgia Tech, NYU, the University of Chicago, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. NoteGPT’s help page says students and teachers can request access to its Education plan by sending verification documents and an email address to support. (cursor.com) The material surfaced in research did not independently verify the one-free-month claim described in the June 1 social post. ### What remains unverified? The Chorus claim remains partly unverified from official company materials. (kiro.dev) Chorus confirms Claude access inside its app, and Anthropic confirms Opus 4.8 is live, but the specific “trial workaround” described in the June 1 post was not documented on the official pages reviewed. Cursor’s one-year student offer and Kiro’s one-year student program are live on their official student pages as of June 2. (help.notegpt.io) NoteGPT’s education access is documented, but the exact one-month free term cited in the social thread was not confirmed in the sources reviewed. (cursor.com) (chorus.sh)