A strong pick for developers and paid Claude users on demanding coding work, at $4/$20 per million tokens and no Free plan access.
Kenning's take
What it does
Claude Opus 5.5 is the first model in Anthropic's Claude 5.5 family, aimed at coding, research, writing and long agentic jobs. Anthropic says it performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 on most work, costs about 40% less to run than Opus 5 and writes output over 30% faster. It is in the Claude apps on paid plans, Claude Code and the API.
- 1 million token context window
- Text and image input
- Adjustable effort, Medium by default in the API
- Fast mode at up to 2.5x speed
- Cheaper cache reads at $0.20 per million tokens
Who it suits. Developers and paid Claude users who need a strong model for demanding coding and knowledge work.
Key facts
- Category
- AI models
- Part of
- Claude
- Made by
- Anthropic
- Based in
- United States
- Released
- 22 September 2026
- How to get it
- in the Claude apps on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans, in Claude Code, and in the API as claude-opus-5-5
- Works on
- Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API
- In the UK
- Yes
- API price
- $4 per million input tokens, $20 per million output tokens; cache reads $0.20; fast mode $8/$40
FAQ
When was Claude Opus 5.5 released?
22 September 2026.
How much does Claude Opus 5.5 cost?
$4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens in the API. In the Claude app it comes with paid plans, starting with Pro at $20 a month.
Is Claude Opus 5.5 free?
No. Anthropic's pricing page lists Opus models on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, not the Free plan.
Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.
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