Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 nearly matches Opus 5.5 on benchmarks while costing up to 30 percent less per task

Anthropic has introduced Claude Sonnet 5.5, enhancing its AI model lineup with significant improvements over the previous Sonnet version. The new model boasts over 30% faster output and reduced costs per task, making it competitive against Opus 5.5 on key benchmarks. While targeting everyday applications like bug fixing and document preparation, Sonnet 5.5 excels particularly in coding tasks, showing substantial performance improvements compared to its predecessor. This strategic positioning hints at an emerging pricing battle in the AI market.