Anthropic ships Sonnet 5.5 at half the price, nearly matching Opus 5.5; Haiku 5.5 on the way
oran_ge · x · 2026-09-29
X user orange reports that Anthropic has released Sonnet 5.5, claiming it performs nearly on par with Opus 5.5 at half the price, with Haiku 5.5 also in the pipeline. The author notes the company is frustrating to deal with but its models are strong. (Unofficial, unverified.)
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