Claude Opus 5.5

Sep 2026
Claude Opus 5.5
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$5.98per task?
$4 / $20per 1M in / outcache $0.20
96 tok/sfirst token in 10 min?
1Mcontext

Rankingat max effort?

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History

9 versions
384042444648Jul 26Release dateITBench SRE4.75.5
384042444648Jul 26Release dateITBench SRE4.75.5

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
MLCR-AA66.7#3
AA Cyber Index successeslab29
HealthBench Professional length-adjustedlab65.6
Coding
SciCode66.9#1
MirrorCode77.4#1
SWE-bench Pro (edition unstated)lab89.9
DeepSWE 1.1lab74.2
Agents & Tool Use
Harvey LAB-AA 1.14.2#9
EBR Bench71.4#2
SpireClimb3.3#4
SpireClimb StS1 A20 Heart0#4
SpireClimb StS2 A106.7#4
Vision & Documents

Watch out 6

No forced tool use›

Forced tool_choice any or tool returns HTTP 400; remove the forced choice. Source ↗

Thinking is always on›

Disabled thinking or a manual budget returns HTTP 400; omit thinking or use adaptive thinking. Source ↗

Remove sampling parameters›

Non-default temperature, top_p or top_k returns HTTP 400; omit these parameters and use prompting. Source ↗

No assistant prefill›

Assistant prefill returns HTTP 400; use structured outputs or system instructions, with system instructions on Bedrock. Source ↗

Old computer tool rejected · Claude API / Google Cloud›

The computer_20251124 tool returns HTTP 400 on the Claude API and Google Cloud; use computer_toolset_20260801 there. Source ↗

Return thinking blocks unmodified›

Edited, reordered or partially dropped thinking blocks return HTTP 400; echo assistant messages complete and unmodified with tool results. Source ↗

FAQ

How much does Claude Opus 5.5 cost?›

$4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.20 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $5.98 at max effort.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $4 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Claude Opus 5.5, and what is it best at?›

#1 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #2 of 132 in Coding, #5 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #1 of 195 in Writing & Language, #1 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Reasoning, Long context, Knowledge, Vision.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 better than Claude Sonnet 4.6?›

On ITBench SRE, Claude Opus 5.5 scores 38.2 vs 39.8 — lower. It is 141% more expensive per task.

How can I use Claude Opus 5.5?›

Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS, DeepInfra and 1 more.

What is the context window of Claude Opus 5.5?›

1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.

When was Claude Opus 5.5 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-09-22. It is the current version in its line.

Is Claude Opus 5.5 open source?›

No, Claude Opus 5.5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Step 5 Preview.

Can Claude Opus 5.5 read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.

What is Claude Opus 5.5?›

Claude Opus 5.5 is a closed language model from Anthropic, released Sep 2026, the successor to Claude Opus 5.

What are the best alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5?›

GPT-5.6 Sol (cheaper), GPT-5.6 Luna (better), Step 5 Preview (open weights).