India, Sept. 23 -- Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5, its latest AI model and the first major model release from the company since CEO Dario Amodei called for a slower pace in the development of increasingly capable AI systems. Anthropic says Opus 5.5 is designed for advanced coding, professional work and tasks that require AI agents to use external tools. The company has positioned the model as a more efficient version of its previous Opus generation, with lower operating costs while maintaining a high level of performance. The model is available through Anthropic as well as major cloud platforms.

What can Claude Opus 5.5 do?

Claude Opus 5.5 is designed to handle complex software-engineering and knowledge-work tasks, including cod...