Claude Opus 5.5 arrives in Claude Code, with pricing tied to longer coding sessions
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on 22 September; it appeared in Claude Code and is built to carry long coding tasks through to completion. A report on 24 September said pricing is tied to longer sessions.
Who is affected and how
- senior developer
- Try the model on long, multi-step tasks and check the results.
- tech lead
- Estimate costs based on the pricing for longer sessions.
- CTO
- Bear in mind that the cost of longer runs may develop differently.
Sources
- Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 Appears In Claude Code, Indicating Imminent Release, As Trump Renames AI To “Super Intelligence” Or SI [Update: Released]wccftech · Sep 22, 2026
- Anthropic пуска облачни сесии за Claude Code и дава до $250 безплатни кредити - e-securitye-security.bg · Sep 26, 2026
- Claude Opus 5.5 wants to finish your coding tasks, not just start them - The New Stackthenewstack.io · Sep 22, 2026
- Getting the most out of Opus 5.5 in Claude and Claude Code / claude.dev Blogclaude.dev · Sep 22, 2026
- Anthropic Ties Claude Opus 5.5 Pricing to Longer Coding Sessionsunite.ai · Sep 24, 2026
- Coding sessions are longer and use more context. Claude Opus 5.5 is built with that in mind. | Claude by Anthropicclaude.com · Sep 24, 2026
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