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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.
TLDR
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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