Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5: Better Performance, 40% Cheaper

Core summary

One sentence to understand this update

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5, the first model in its new 5.5 family, performing at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 for most tasks while costing 40% less than Opus 5.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

Builders seeking high-performance models can now access Claude Opus 5.5 for advanced tasks at a significantly reduced cost, enabling more ambitious and budget-friendly AI projects.