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⬤ Anthropic has released one of its largest pricing changes to date reducing the cost of Claude Opus 4.5 by roughly 66 %. The company lowered both input and output token prices, which reflects the model's improved efficiency. This change occurs as AI companies compete to deliver better performance at lower prices.
⬤ The updated pricing sets Claude Opus 4.5 at about $5 per million input tokens, down from approximately $15. Output tokens decreased even more sharply - from about $75 per million to around $25. This represents a significant cost reduction for users running large scale operations.
⬤ Three factors contribute to this change. The model's improved reasoning allows it to complete tasks with far fewer tokens. Anthropic upgraded its infrastructure to lower operational costs. This appears to be a strategic effort to increase market share as competition intensifies.
⬤ This price reduction is significant because it alters the economic considerations for companies choosing among AI options. When high level performance becomes available at a much lower cost, it influences how businesses allocate their budgets. As models grow more efficient and less expensive, they are expected to appear in more applications - from enterprise software to automation systems that were previously too costly.
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