Claude Opus 5.5 Is Insane… But Muse is EVEN Bigger
Riley Brown covers the latest AI model releases from Anthropic and OpenAI, then argues that Meta's new personal agent Muse is the bigger deal for builders.
The gist
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Opus 5.5 is best for writing, code-generated animated videos, and front-end design work, making it a strong pick for creative tasks.
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Muse is free up to 100 million tokens per month, already the top downloaded app, and handles tasks proactively in the background.
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Riley Brown says builders should start testing agent platforms now, since the first-mover advantage goes to those who know which tools fit their workflow.
Riley Brown uses it
"Opus 5.5 was significantly better than previous versions of Opus. It feels like the smartest model I've ever talked to. It's just concise and gives me the answer. The biggest coolest thing that I've seen that this model is significantly better at is creating videos purely in c..."
▶ Play at 2:09251 creators recommend it, including Chris Koerner, This Week in Startups, and Peter Yang.
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Riley Brown uses it
"I'll show you what I created in the new Claude Projects feature. It basically allows you to chat with a main agent and then it spins off these chats. And also they integrated Claude Design into this new Claude Projects feature incredibly well."
▶ Play at 6:18
Riley Brown uses it
"In the ChatGPT desktop app, you will see their new models. They have two new models. You can select here and you will see GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna."
▶ Play at 1:04163 creators recommend it, including John Coogan, Peter Yang, and Claire Vo.
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Riley Brown uses it
"I highly recommend just trying Muse because it's free. It's really easy to use and get set up and it is a growing ecosystem. I have not paid a single dollar to Meta and I've been using it a lot inside my business. This is a great place to start if you want to get used to using..."
▶ Play at 13:0019 creators recommend it, including Claire Vo, Peter Yang, and Chris Koerner.
See all on the Muse pageWhat they recommend · 5 picks
"Opus 5.5 was significantly better than previous versions of Opus. It feels like the smartest model I've ever talked to. It's just concise and gives me the answer. The biggest co..."
"I highly recommend just trying Muse because it's free. It's really easy to use and get set up and it is a growing ecosystem. I have not paid a single dollar to Meta and I've bee..."
"In the ChatGPT desktop app, you will see their new models. They have two new models. You can select here and you will see GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna."
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