Sonnet 5.5 is 50% cheaper but outputs 62% more tokens, user finds
OnAGoat · reddit · 2026-09-29
A Reddit user shared data showing Sonnet 5.5 is 50% cheaper per token but produces 62% more tokens than before, meaning per-task total cost may not actually drop.
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