Releasesby IbisClaude Haiku 5.5 model in the Cortex REST API (Preview)
Preview2 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 9, 2026
The claude-haiku-5-5 model is now available in Public Preview in the Cortex REST API.
Topics: LLMs, Developer tools
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