{
  "id": 12800705,
  "title": "Claude Haiku 5.5 is here: The fastest, most affordable Anthropic model yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/claude-haiku-5-5-is-here-the-fastest-most-affordable-anthropic-model",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/claude-haiku-5-5-launched-3720550/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Claude Haiku 5.5 emerges, heralded as the fastest model yet from Anthropic. Its price point is nearly 75% less than Haiku 4.5, making it the most affordable option. Haiku 5.5 benchmarks surpass GPT-6 Luna, and its performance nears Sonnet 5.5's level. Anthropic's embrace of rapid AI development appears unwavering. Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 have already graced the scene, followed by the introduction of Claude Haiku 5.5. Positioned for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks, this model shines in performance and affordability.",
  "summary": "Haiku 5.5 runs circles around Haiku 4.5.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic launches third Claude 5.5 model, expanding AI lineup before planned IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-launches-third-claude-5-5-model-expanding-ai-lineup-before-12682247",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:06:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Anthropic launches third Claude 5.5 model, expanding AI lineup before planned IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-launches-third-claude-5-5-model-expanding-ai-lineup-before",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:14:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Anthropic upgrades Claude with new Haiku 5.5 model, details here",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-upgrades-claude-with-new-haiku-5-5-model-details-here",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:14:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Anthropic launches third Claude 5.5 model, expanding AI lineup before planned IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-launches-third-claude-5-5-model-expanding-ai-lineup-before-12695066",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:03:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic cuts Sonnet 5.5 cache read price from $0.20 to $0.10 and adds monthly API credits: $100 for Max 5x, $200 for Max 20x, up to $500 shared by Team users (Carl Franzen/VentureBeat)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-cuts-sonnet-5-5-cache-read-price-from-0-20-to-0-10-and-adds",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:05:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Anthropic releases Claude Haiku 5.5 small model and halves Sonnet 5.5 cache read prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/anthropic-releases-claude-haiku-5-5-small-model-and-halves-sonnet-5-5",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:28:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US AI firm Anthropic enables Chinese-language options for Claude chatbot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/us-ai-firm-anthropic-enables-chinese-language-options-for-claude",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:38:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}