What changed
Anthropic introduced Claude Sonnet 5.5 for everyday coding and document work. Its announcement keeps the Sonnet 5 rates: $2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output tokens, and $0.20 per million cache-read tokens.
The company reports up to 30% lower cost per task in its testing because the model typically uses fewer tokens, alongside faster output generation. These are provider-reported results under its test conditions, not a universal discount or a SaveMyToken measurement. Anthropic positions Opus 5.5 as the stronger option for complex, open-ended work requiring sustained judgment.
What it means for your workflow
SaveMyToken editorial take
A model can become cheaper to use without a lower token price. Compare the total tokens and accepted results for your own tasks at the same effort settings.