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Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, second model in Claude 5.5 series, as low-cost Opus 5.5 alternative
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Anthropic has released Sonnet 5.5, the second model in its Claude 5.5 series. The new model operates significantly faster than its predecessor, Sonnet 5, and is positioned as a low-cost complementary alternative to Opus 5.5. Pricing is set at $2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output tokens, and $0.2 per million cache reads. Additionally, Anthropic announced that the Haiku 5.5 model, designed for fast, high-throughput tasks, will be launched soon.
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Anthropic has launched Sonnet 5.5, the second model in the Claude 5.5 family.
Sonnet 5.5 operates significantly faster than Sonnet 5 and serves as a low-cost alternative and complement to Opus 5.5.
Pricing
- Input tokens: $2 per million tokens
- Output tokens: $10 per million tokens
- Cache reads: $0.20 per million tokens
Upcoming Release
The Haiku 5.5 model will be launched soon, designed specifically for fast, high-throughput tasks.
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Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5 with 1M token context, $2/M input pricing