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Claude Haiku 5.5's prompt token pricing sees a fivefold surge
Haiku 5.5 from Claude has implemented a substantial fivefold price increase for prompts exceeding 100,000 tokens. This new rate applies to the entire prompt, not just the portion beyond the threshold. An examination of its impact on agent tasks and document summarization reveals that breaking down inputs or modifying context compaction settings can lead to considerable savings on API expenses.
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