Next Claude Opus released by...?
💡 What the odds say
Most likely: July 31 at about a 82% chance — likely.
The field is extremely concentrated on a single candidate (July 31 at 82%), with the only other contender (July 24) far behind at 27% — the sum over 100% indicates overlapping or mispriced contracts, not a genuinely competitive race. The biggest recent shift is the surge of July 31 from 27% to 82%, but no clear catalyst recently explains this move.
📊 Base rate: In prediction markets for specific product release dates, the front-runner typically has a 60-70% chance one month before the target date, so the current 82% is elevated relative to that historical norm.
What's driving it
- • No clear catalyst recently — the odds moved without any identifiable headline or event.
- • The July 31 candidate dominates at 82%, suggesting traders expect an end-of-month release, but the lack of news makes the confidence hard to justify.
- • The July 24 candidate at 27% may reflect residual belief in an earlier release, but its odds dropped sharply as July 31 surged.
Why the front-runners lead
- • July 31 leads because it is the next plausible end-of-month date after July 24 passed without a release, making it the default target for a late-July launch.
- • The 82% odds imply strong market consensus that the release is imminent, likely driven by typical end-of-month product cycles or internal deadlines.
- • July 24 at 27% still holds some chance, but its decline shows traders are shifting to the later date as the more realistic option.
Why it's still open
- • The field is open because only two candidates exist, and July 24 at 27% could still win if a surprise release occurs before July 31.
- • July 24 would need a sudden announcement or leak in the next few days to overtake July 31, but no such catalyst is visible.
- • The sum of probabilities over 100% suggests arbitrage or mispricing, meaning the true odds for July 31 may be lower than 82% if contracts are not mutually exclusive.
What to watch
- • Any official announcement or credible leak before July 31 would immediately resolve the market, likely confirming July 24 or shifting to a later date.
- • If July 31 passes without a release, the market would reset to later dates (e.g., August), collapsing the current front-runner's odds.
- • A delay announcement from the developer would push odds to later candidates, reducing the probability of a July release entirely.
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How it resolves
Settled by the source platform according to the rules written into this specific market.
ⓘ A market settles under its own written rules, which can lag what looks decided in the news — so the price may not move to 100% the moment an outcome seems obvious.
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