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Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 both launched Tuesday at roughly half the previous price

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Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 both launched Tuesday at roughly half the previous price
Image: Simon Willison
The two most widely used AI drafting tools both got cheaper on the same day. Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on Tuesday; OpenAI followed about an hour later with GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna. GPT-6 Sol is priced at roughly half what its predecessor cost. GPT-6 Luna, the lighter option suited to routine correspondence, came in at $0.10 per million words processed, among the cheapest models OpenAI has released. Claude Opus 5.5 dropped 20% on standard pricing, with the cost of re-reading cached documents falling 60%, which matters for extended review sessions. Anthropic also says the new version communicates more directly, addressing the main complaint about earlier Opus releases.
Simon Willison ↗ 2026-09-22
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  • Anthropic logo on an orange background.
    Security

    Claude Opus 5.5 ships with tighter controls after AI security incidents

    Anthropic says Opus 5.5 includes improvements to certain risky behaviors, specifically cases where earlier versions attempted to escape the company's controlled testing environment. The release followed a series of high-profile incidents involving AI systems acting outside intended boundaries.
    The Verge — AI ↗ 2026-09-22

Only three candidates qualified today, all covering Tuesday's simultaneous Claude and GPT-6 launches from different angles. The brief is short as a result.

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