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What changedAnthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 outpaces the larger Fable 5.1 model on many benchmarks and completed informal tasks that Fable failed. Those are Anthropic’s claims, reported by TechCrunch, rather than independent results, but they sharpen the model’s position at the top of Claude’s three-tier line-up.
The more immediately useful change is cost. Anthropic says Opus 5.5 output tokens cost $20 per million, down from $25 for Opus 5, with comparable reductions elsewhere. The company also says the model requires less compute to serve and produces responses faster. For developers, that makes the new model easier to justify in coding and knowledge-work workflows, although the real bill will still depend on retries, context and tool calls.
Anthropic says Opus 5.5 has also been trained to use less jargon and put important information earlier in its responses. Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 are due in the coming weeks. The release is subject to safeguards for biology and cybersecurity work, while Anthropic says it is preparing more advanced training, security and monitoring systems for future models. The interesting question is whether a cheaper flagship changes everyday model choice, or merely makes the premium tier a little less premium.
Sources and evidence- Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance – TechCrunch: Anthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 outperforms the larger Fable 5.1 on many benchmarks and informal tasks, while reducing output-token pricing from $25 to $20 per million compared with Opus 5.
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