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Anthropic Launches Haiku 5.5: Its Cheapest and Fastest Claude Model Yet

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What happened

Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about 75% less to run than its predecessor and targets high-volume jobs like summaries and live customer support.

It arrives 15 days after Opus 5.5.

Key facts

  • Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about 75% less to run than its predecessor and targets high-volume jobs like summaries and live customer support.
  • It arrives 15 days after Opus 5.5.
  • Reported by Decrypt and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:46:03 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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Sources

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