Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5
This makes Claude noticeably cheaper to run for everyday high-volume work like drafting customer support replies or summarising documents, which matters if your business already uses Claude directly or via AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. It is also available right away, so there is no waiting period to try it.
What changed
Source summary
Anthropic released Claude Haiku 5.5, a faster, cheaper small model built for high-volume tasks like summaries and customer support, with adjustable "effort" settings to trade off cost against intelligence. It is immediately available via Anthropic's API and on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, priced roughly 90% lower than Haiku 4.5 for requests under 100,000 tokens and about 50% lower for larger requests. Its built-in cybersecurity safeguards are more restrictive than Haiku 4.5's but less restrictive than Sonnet 5.5's; Anthropic also cut Sonnet 5.5 cache-read pricing by 50% and introduced new monthly API credits ($100-$500) for Max and Team subscribers.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
This makes Claude noticeably cheaper to run for everyday high-volume work like drafting customer support replies or summarising documents, which matters if your business already uses Claude directly or via AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure. It is also available right away, so there is no waiting period to try it.
What to try next
If your team uses Claude for repetitive high-volume tasks such as support replies or document summaries, ask your technical team to try Haiku 5.5 — it is already available via Anthropic's API and AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure at a fraction of the previous cost.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
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