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Claude Opus 5.5

A September 2026 Claude release for long-running agentic coding and knowledge work.

Hosted model editionSeptember / October 2026 releaseOfficial source ↗

Release facts and lifecycle

Release announced
September 22, 2026
Model ID
claude-opus-5-5
Announced context
1 million tokens by default
Announced maximum output
128,000 tokens
Thinking
Always-on adaptive thinking

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Where to start

Give the agent a bounded repository task and inspect the final patch, test execution and recovery after tool failures. Compare successful completions and total cost, including reasoning and retries.

  • Long-running agents
  • Repository changes
  • Knowledge work

What to check before deployment

Always-on adaptive thinking affects output usage and latency. Announced model limits and standard prices do not describe every cloud platform or inference configuration.

Confirm the exact model ID, checkpoint revision and endpoint in your test record. A base model name does not establish a provider's quantization, accepted inputs, context limit or current availability.

Measure useful results

Build a small evaluation from the workflow you already run. Define the expected answer before testing. Track correct results, formatting errors, retries, complete request time and reported input and output usage.

Count rejected answers and manual corrections. A low token rate can still produce a high cost per accepted result when the workflow needs retries or repair.

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Sources and scope

This page is an editorial evaluation guide, not a benchmark result or a claim that this model is served by Flonno.

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License / access: Provider service terms. Read the linked license or service terms for the full conditions. Original release and lifecycle sources checked 2026-10-10.