As models become more capable, they’re helping unlock new capabilities that older models didn’t just quite demonstrate in the same way.
X users have discovered that Claude Opus 5.5 — Anthropic’s latest AI model that topped the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index with a 5 point gap over the next-best model — is a surprisingly capable motion video generator. The model is able to handle the process end-to-end once given access to the right tools, and the results are something that are astonishing to behold. Here are the 10 best motion videos made by Claude Opus 5.5
- This video takes the viral “I’m upping my p(doom)” song and turns it into a stunning animated video. Opus 5.5 supposedly took 12 hours and a single (detailed) prompt to generate it.
2. This video gave the history of Western Civilization, and was even shared by Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen. This video made by Claude Opus 5.5 now has over 12,000 shares on X.
3. Another video showed the history of AI starting from the ‘Attention is all you need’ paper to AGI. The video explained different concepts in an easy and accessible way, and would’ve been a great primer for someone to understand how the AI revolution really works.
4. Claude also created a demo reel for a motion graphic designer — and the internet agreed it that was top notch.
5. Opus 5.5 is creating great launch videos for products, and prices that are much cheaper than hiring an agency or paying a motion graphics artist.
6. Claude Opus 5.5 is also able to explain different technical concepts, which can be used to accelerate learning outcomes.
7. Claude Opus 5.5 created this detailed motion graphics video of what living through the singularity would be like.
8. Someone asked Claude Opus 5.5 to make an animation comparing it to Astra. While Opus 5.5 is hardly impartial in this debate, it created a riveting video nevertheless.
9. Along with Runway, Opus 5.5 was able to create a whole mini-documentary.
10. And someone compared a motion graphics video that took a human 3 days to make, versus something Opus 5.5 generated in an hour. And at least for us, the Opus 5.5 video might just be better.