Anthropic Launches New Cost-Effective AI Model Sonnet 5.5
On Monday, Anthropic launched its new artificial intelligence model, Sonnet 5.5, which is faster and more affordable than previous versions. This release follows CEO Dario Amodei's recent call for a slowdown in the rapid development of advanced AI models. While not advancing the frontier of capabilities, Sonnet 5.5 excels at coding tasks and knowledge work compared to its predecessor. The model is priced at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens—half the cost of Anthropic's more expensive Opus 5.5 model. Additionally, it requires fewer tokens per task, making it cheaper to operate. Sonnet 5.5 will be available across major cloud platforms including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Anthropic emphasized that safety remains a top priority with the new release, incorporating cybersecurity improvements and safeguards similar to those used in its most advanced models.
Topics: AI model release Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Sonnet 5.5