Claude Sonnet 5.5 released: near Opus 5.5 performance at half the price
ross2000 · reddit · 2026-09-29
A Reddit post relays the release of Claude Sonnet 5.5, which reportedly nearly matches Opus 5.5 on benchmarks at half the price, with faster inference. The linked blog covers benchmarks and pricing details.
Related event: Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5.5: 30% Faster, 30% Cheaper(30 posts)→
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