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Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, cheapest model yet at 75% lower cost than predecessor

Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5 on October 7, targeting high-volume tasks with pricing starting at $0.10/$0.50 per million tokens and cache reads as low as $0.01. Features include 1M-token context window and adjustable effort settings.

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The release intensifies AI pricing/performance competition and enables cost-efficient scaling for sub-agent workflows. It supports Anthropic's push toward IPO and demonstrates how smaller, cheaper models pair with larger ones for agentic AI applications. High developer engagement reflects industry focus on balancing cost and capability.

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ClaudeDevs@ClaudeDevsHaiku 5.5 is now available in the Claude Platform and Claude Code. On average, it costs around 75% less to run than Haiku 4.5. It pairs well with Opus 5.5 or Sonnet 5.5 as a subagent. Use it for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks like summaries, compactions, or database queries.1h
Techmeme@TechmemeAnthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, the first Haiku model with effort controls, for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks like summaries and classification (Anthropic) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)58m
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    ClaudeDevs@ClaudeDevsHaiku 5.5 is now available in the Claude Platform and Claude Code. On average, it costs around 75% less to run than Haiku 4.5. It pairs well with Opus 5.5 or Sonnet 5.5 as a subagent. Use it for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks like summaries, compactions, or database queries.1h
    Techmeme@TechmemeAnthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, the first Haiku model with effort controls, for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks like summaries and classification (Anthropic) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)58m
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