Anthropic Launches Haiku 5.5: Its Cheapest and Fastest Claude Model Yet

Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 5.5, its fastest and most affordable model to date. Arriving 15 days after Opus 5.5, this model reduces average operating costs by approximately 75%, targeting high-volume applications such as live customer support and summaries. Additionally, Anthropic has decreased Sonnet cache pricing and provided API credits for Team and Max users. These updates aim to optimize efficiency for developers and enterprises utilizing the Claude ecosystem for large-scale automated processing tasks.