Anthropic just dropped Opus 5.5
Same performance as their previous top model, 40% cheaper, noticeably faster, better at following instructions, and they raised the usage limits.
Progress is progress. Cost and speed matter more than most people admit.
Introducing Claude Opus 5.5, the first model in our new Claude 5.5 family.
It performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 for most tasks, and costs 40% less to run than Opus 5.