diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
index 89585240..67afa3b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-bot-aib-tournament.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ jobs:
 
   # NOTE: don't remove any of the open source models, since these are the best option for a long term baseline (other models get deprecated)
 
+  #################################### July 2026 new bots ####################################
+
+  bot_claude_sonnet_5:
+    needs: precache_asknews
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/run-bot-launcher.yaml
+    with:
+      bot_name: "METAC_CLAUDE_SONNET_5"
+      metac_name: "metac-claude-sonnet-5+asknews"
+      cache_key: asknews-cache-${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets:
+      INPUT_METACULUS_TOKENS: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_TOKENS }}
+      INPUT_METACULUS_API_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.METACULUS_API_BASE_URL }}
+      INPUT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_CLIENT_ID }}
+      INPUT_ASKNEWS_SECRET: ${{ secrets.ASKNEWS_SECRET }}
+      INPUT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
+
   #################################### No-research one-shot bots ####################################
 
   bot_gpt_5_5_no_research_one_shot:
diff --git a/run_bots.py b/run_bots.py
index e55a20e6..36a94e02 100644
--- a/run_bots.py
+++ b/run_bots.py
@@ -618,6 +618,17 @@ def get_default_bot_dict() -> dict[str, RunBotConfig]:  # NOSONAR
     }
 
     mode_base_bot_mapping = {
+        ############################ Bots started in July 2026 ############################
+        "METAC_CLAUDE_SONNET_5": {
+            "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_opus_4_5_cost * 1.5,
+            "bot": create_bot(
+                llm=GeneralLlm(
+                    model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-5",
+                    temperature=default_temperature,
+                ),
+            ),
+            "tournaments": TournConfig.aib_and_site,
+        },
         ############################ No-research one-shot bots ############################
         "METAC_GPT_5_5_NO_RESEARCH_ONE_SHOT": {
             "estimated_cost_per_question": roughly_gpt_5_cost,