Claude Haiku 5.5 Launches on AWS
AWS introduces Claude Haiku 5.5, enhancing speed and efficiency for subagents and high-volume tasks.
AWS has released Claude Haiku 5.5, the latest model from Anthropic, on its platform. The new version is designed for subagents and high-volume, cost-sensitive work, offering a 75% cost reduction compared to Claude Haiku 4.5 for most tasks. It introduces effort controls for tuning cost against intelligence, making it suitable for real-time experiences and high-volume tasks. Claude Haiku 5.5 can be accessed via Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS, providing options for regional data residency and AWS-managed features. According to Anthropic, this model is their most capable Haiku yet, with significant improvements in coding, tool use, and agent tasks.