Opus 5.5 Becomes Default for Paid Plans; Pro/Max/Team Get 25% More Usage and a Reset
ClaudeDevs · x · 2026-09-23
Anthropic announced that Pro, Max, and Team users can claim a usage reset today in Settings → Usage, applicable any time until Oct 22.
Opus 5.5 is now the default for paid plans. Because it is priced lower than Opus 5, the 5-hour and weekly limits go 25% further. The quoted post adds that Opus 5.5 performs at Fable 5.1 level, is 30% faster and 40% cheaper per task than Opus 5, and that 5-hour session limits in Claude Code increase 20% today.
Related event: Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5: Stronger, 40% Cheaper, Tops AA Index(259 posts)→
More from Models
- Claude's connector management criticized: Chat-only visibility, buried in 'Customize' tab — tristanbob · 2026-11-09
- Devs: Sora makes indistinguishable video while image gen still looks like slop — Angaisb_ · 2026-11-09
- Rumor: NDA on rumored fable 5.5 model reportedly ending, launch may land next week — iruletheworldmo · 2026-11-09
- GameFeel Bench v1.4: Qwen-4-Flash-Early leads at 49.9 after score fix — Sea_Emergency_8458 · 2026-11-09
- Google AI Studio shares new tutorial and more info — DuRuofei · 2026-11-09
- Indian "built in India" Alpie 9B exposed as a near bit-for-bit copy of Qwen3.5-9B — dotey · 2026-11-09