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Claude Opus 5.5 for Agents: Cost and the Rerouting Problem

Opus 5.5 is 40% cheaper than Opus 5. It also silently hands some agent calls to Opus 4.8. Real cost per task, and how to detect the swap.

By Shabnam KatochBetterClaw Blog
Claude Opus 5.5 for Agents: Cost and the Rerouting Problem

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Originally published by BetterClaw Blog on Sep 28, 2026.

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