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Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 at 40% Lower Cost Than Opus 5
The short answer
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5, the first model in its 5.5 family, saying it matches its Fable 5.1 model on most work for less money. Top-tier capability getting cheaper means jobs that were too expensive to automate last quarter may be worth a second look.
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What happened
Anthropic's release notes say Opus 5.5 launched September 22, performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 on most work and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5.
What it means for your business
Top-tier capability getting cheaper means jobs that were too expensive to automate last quarter may be worth a second look. Re-price any AI workflow you shelved for cost.
Source: Anthropic