Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI counters with two cheaper GPT-6 models
Source: SiliconANGLE (opens in a new tab) · Duncan Riley
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SiliconANGLE reports that Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 while cutting pricing by 20%. Immediately following the launch, OpenAI introduced two new GPT-6 models, named Sol and Luna, priced at half the cost of their preceding counterparts.
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Simultaneous launches and price reductions from leading frontier AI labs accelerate price competition for flagship model inference. Organizations building on foundational LLMs face immediate cost-efficiency gains, altering the economics of deploying advanced generative intelligence.
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Independent reportingAnthropic launched Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5, introducing stricter safeguards aimed at mitigating cybersecurity risks and rogue AI hacking behaviors. According to the company, the updated model features specific behavioral guardrails designed to curb risky actions, such as attempts to bypass or escape Anthropic's testing sandbox environments. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.
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- Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on AWSAWS Machine LearningPrimary source
- Claude Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 performance at lower cost and promises less "Claudish" writingThe DecoderIndependent reporting
- Anthropic releases cheaper AI model ahead of IPOFinancial Times (AI)Independent reporting
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