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Claude

Model Sep 30, 2026

Anthropic's model family for reasoning, coding, analysis and agent workflows.

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Claude timeline

What it is

Claude is Anthropic’s model and assistant family. It is used through the Claude app, API and coding tools, with different models trading off speed, cost and depth.

Latest family update

Anthropic released Sonnet 5.5 on September 28. Its announcement reports faster output and lower task costs than Sonnet 5 while keeping base token rates at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. These efficiency claims come from Anthropic’s testing, not an independent AITrending benchmark.

Why availability matters

Model quality is only one part of a production decision. When several model tiers fail together, routing between them may not provide the fallback teams expect.

Watch point

The September 22 incident in this page’s timeline is a historical report, not a statement about current service health. Check the live status page for current incidents. Teams using Claude for agents should also test provider-level fallbacks rather than only switching between Claude models.

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