Claude Opus 5.5 launch
Claude Opus 5.5 is the first model in the Claude 5.5 family. It performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 while costing 40% less than Opus 5.
- Claude Opus 5.5 launchGA
- Claude API beta lets tools be defined inside mid-conversation system messagesBeta
- Fast mode research preview available for Claude Opus 5.5 on the Claude APIPreview
- Claude Opus 5.5 breaking changes: thinking can't be disabled, forced tool_choice removed
- Claude Opus 5.5 launches with a 1M token context window and 128k outputGA