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@claudeai: Claude Haiku 5.5 launches with cheaper pricing and new API credits
Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5: the cheapest, fastest, and most capable small model we’ve ever released. On average, it costs around 75% less to run than Claude Haiku 4.5. https://t.co/jm06cZJfkV
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Introducing Claude Haiku 5.5: the cheapest, fastest, and most capable small model we’ve ever released. On average, it costs around 75% less to run than Claude Haiku 4.5. https://t.co/jm06cZJfkV
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@claudeai says Claude Haiku 5.5 is its cheapest, fastest and most capable small model, costing around 75% less to run than Claude Haiku 4.5 on average (45.0K likes, 6.5M views). @ClaudeDevs says it is live in the Claude Platform and Claude Code, pairs with Opus 5.5 or Sonnet 5.5 as a subagent, and suits summaries, compactions and database queries. @ClaudeDevs also says Max and Team plans now get monthly API credits (6.7K likes) and shared a Managed Agents automation guide (3.5K likes).
Why it mattersIt is the most-liked AI post of the period, and the follow-ups point to a push toward cheap subagents and agent automation.
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Haiku 5.5 is now available in the Claude Platform and Claude Code. On average, it costs around 75% less to run than Haiku 4.5. It pairs well with Opus 5.5 or Sonnet 5.5 as a subagent. Use it for high-volume, cost-sensitive tasks like summaries, compactions, or database queries. https://t.co/RB9xCWo4Db
Monthly API credits are now available on Max and Team plans: $100 on Max 5x, $200 on Max 20x, and up to $500 pooled on Team. Use them on any Claude model. How it works and full terms: https://t.co/qmWL6xV8GT
How to build automations with Claude Managed Agents: https://t.co/uvNMfZ4vwB Deploy an agent that reads Slack/GitHub on a schedule (with credentials and memory) and posts updates. You can set it up with a Claude Code command and use the new API credits included in Max and Team.
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- @claudeai on X 2026-10-07 18:01 UTC
- AISA Twitter API