Claude Sonnet 5.5

claude-sonnet-5.5

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is a next-generation AI model designed for advanced reasoning, coding, analysis, and complex agentic workflows. It delivers strong performance across software development, long-context understanding, multimodal tasks, and professional knowledge work, offering a balanced combination of intelligence, speed, and efficiency. With enhanced reasoning capabilities and improved instruction following, Claude Sonnet 5.5 excels at writing and debugging code, analyzing complex documents, solving multi-step problems, and powering AI agents that require reliable decision-making and tool usage.

Context Window

1M tokens

Maximum Output

128K tokens

Release Date

Sep 28, 2026

Modalities

Claude Sonnet 5.5 Pricing

Input PriceOutput PriceCache ReadCache Create 5m
$2/M$10/M$0.2/M$2.5/M

Claude Sonnet 5.5 API Capabilities

Reasoning

Supported

Tool calling

Supported

Temperature parameter

Not supported

Attachments

Supported

Knowledge Base

2026-06-01

Endpoint Protocols

Messages API

Claude Sonnet 5.5 Model Highlights

The strengths of Claude Sonnet 5.5 for everyday development and professional work.

Faster Iteration

Anthropic reports output generation over 30% faster than Claude Sonnet 5, supporting quick revision cycles.

Task Efficiency

It uses fewer tokens for typical tasks; Anthropic reports up to 30% lower cost per task than Claude Sonnet 5.

Agentic Coding

Anthropic reports substantial gains over Claude Sonnet 5 on agentic coding evaluations and highlights bug fixing.

Polished Work Products

Anthropic highlights clearer writing, polished documents, slides, spreadsheets, and an eye for design.

Claude Sonnet 5.5 Use Cases

Practical workloads suited to Claude Sonnet 5.5.

Bug Fixing

Investigate a defined software defect, propose a patch, and review the result before merging.

UI Prototyping

Create and refine user interface concepts for a specific product brief.

Business Deliverables

Draft and polish documents, slide decks, and spreadsheets for everyday professional tasks.

Rapid Revisions

Iterate on clearly scoped writing or design feedback through short review cycles.

How to Use Claude Sonnet 5.5 via the TokenHub API

curl 'https://us-api.tokenhub.com/v1/messages' \
  -X 'POST' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKENHUB_API_KEY"

Claude Sonnet 5.5 Benchmarks

Index score
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis broad capability aggregate40.7

Metrics sourced from Artificial Analysis

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 FAQs

Answers about Claude Sonnet 5.5 capabilities, use, and pricing.

What is Claude Sonnet 5.5?+

It is Anthropic's Sonnet model for fast, well-scoped everyday work, coding, and professional content.

What tasks suit Claude Sonnet 5.5?+

Anthropic highlights bug fixing, everyday tasks, polished documents, slides, spreadsheets, and design work.

What are its main strengths?+

Compared with Claude Sonnet 5, Anthropic reports faster output, lower cost per typical task, and better agentic coding performance.

What tradeoffs should I consider?+

Higher reasoning effort can use more tokens. Review important outputs; Anthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 remains stronger for complex, open-ended judgment.

How do I use Claude Sonnet 5.5 through TokenHub?+

If TokenHub lists it, select claude-sonnet-5.5 and use the endpoint and credentials shown in your account. Anthropic's direct API ID is claude-sonnet-5-5.

What are its price and availability?+

Anthropic lists $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens on its platform. Check TokenHub for its own rate and availability.

When should I choose it over Claude Opus 5.5?+

Choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 for defined tasks and fast iteration; consider Claude Opus 5.5 when a task needs sustained, complex judgment.

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