Anthropic designates claude opus 5.5 as standard model across key subscription tiers

Anthropic has officially designated Claude Opus 5.5 as the default model across its Pro, Max, Ultra, and Team subscription plans, positioning it as the primary tool for complex knowledge tasks like research and analysis. To clarify model usage, Anthropic detailed its current 5.5 model matrix. Claude Haiku 5.5 is positioned for high-frequency, fast tasks, priced at $0.10/$0.50 per million tokens for prompts up to 100,000 tokens. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is suited for well-defined tasks, such as generating polished documents, at a cost of $2/$10 per million tokens. Opus 5.5, designed for deep reasoning and judgment-based work, carries a price point of $4/$20 per million tokens. The company advises users to switch to Opus 5.5 when tasks exceed the scope suitable for the other models.