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Anthropic Launches New AI Model Amid CEO's Call for Slowdown

Updated 2026-09-28 18:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Anthropic has released a new, cheaper AI model called Sonnet 5.5 following its CEO's call for a slowdown in the industry. The model is designed to be better suited for coding and knowledge work tasks.

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Anthropic launches cheaper AI model, its second release since CEO's call for a slowdown

The company said Sonnet 5.5 doesn't advance the frontier, but that it is better at coding and knowledge work tasks than its predecessor.

2026-09-28 18:00 UTC