Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 Launches with Cost Efficiency
- Claude Opus 5.5 was launched on Tuesday, priced at $4 and $20 per million input and output tokens, respectively.
- The model is priced to be approximately 40% cheaper than its predecessor, Opus 5, at default settings.
- Opus 5.5 outperforms Fable 5.1 and Opus 5 on coding and knowledge-work tests according to Anthropic.
- Despite its advancements, GPT-6 Astra surpasses Opus 5.5 on AutomationBench and Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1 benchmarks.
- CEO Dario Amodei emphasized the importance of slowing AI capability gains for safety testing.
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 offers significant cost savings while maintaining performance levels comparable to its flagship model Fable 5.1 in most tasks. The launch marks a strategic move towards more affordable AI solutions without compromising quality or security measures.
