Anthropic ships Sonnet 5.5, a cheaper faster 'work partner' mid-tier model
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-09-29
TechCrunch covers Anthropic's release of Claude Sonnet 5.5, positioned as a significantly cheaper, faster 'work partner,' with the headline claims being faster response times and reduced token burn.
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