Claude Opus 5.5

Claude Opus 5.5 for complex coding, computer use, knowledge work and long-running agents

Published
scheduleReleased:September 22, 2026

Released on September 22, 2026, Claude Opus 5.5 uses API model ID claude-opus-5-5 and costs $4 per million input tokens, $20 per million output tokens and $0.20 per million cache-read tokens.

starsCapabilities

visibilityVision understandingcodeFunction callingdata_objectStructured output

paymentsContext and pricing

Context limit1,000,000
Max output128,000
Knowledge cutoff2026-06
Input price$4/ 1M tokens
Output price$20/ 1M tokens
Cached input price$0.2/ 1M tokens

descriptionOverview

Overview

Claude Opus 5.5 is part of the official Anthropic Claude model family, with model ID claude-opus-5-5. Claude models are commonly evaluated for long-context understanding, careful writing, coding assistance and safety-aware enterprise workflows.

Best for

Use Claude Opus 5.5 when your product needs document analysis, code review, enterprise Q&A, agent workflows or high-quality writing. Test long-context reliability, refusal boundaries, tool behavior, cost and latency before production.

Official pricing and availability

Claude Opus 5.5 is available through the Claude Platform, AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Standard pricing is $4 per million input tokens, $5 per million cache-write tokens, $0.20 per million cache-read tokens and $20 per million output tokens. Fast mode costs $8 input and $40 output per million tokens.

lightbulbUse cases

  • Long-document analysis and summarization
  • Code review and rewriting
  • Enterprise knowledge Q&A
  • Agent and tool workflows

thumb_upStrengths

  • Strong fit for long-context tasks
  • Careful writing and analysis style
  • Useful for enterprise safety requirements
  • Easy to tier against Haiku, Sonnet and Opus

infoLimitations

  • Cost and latency vary by tier
  • Tool workflows and long-running tasks need testing
  • Some workloads may be better on a smaller model
  • Capabilities depend on Anthropic documentation

linkReferences

This content is compiled from official documentation and public sources. Always refer to official documentation for final details