Anthropic spending on OpenRouter jumped sharply since the 5.5 family launch
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-26
OpenRouter analyst Peter Walker notes that spending on Anthropic is up substantially since the 5.5 family launched, and argues that comparing output-price declines alone is misleading since prompt caching makes a massive difference to effective prices.
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