{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna","json":"https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna.md","slug":"anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna","headline":"Anthropic cuts Haiku 5.5 pricing to match OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna","summary":"Anthropic released **Claude Haiku 5.5** on October 6, 2026, positioning it as a cheaper, faster alternative to OpenAI’s **GPT-6 Luna** at the same price. The model supports **1M-token context** (up from 200K) and includes **effort controls** and **adaptive thinking**, but uses **~3x more tokens** than Luna at max effort, offsetting some cost savings. Anthropic also cut **Sonnet 5.5 cache-read costs by 50%** and expanded **API credits** for subscribers, all aimed at agentic workflows like **Claude Code, Devin, and Copilot**.\n\nIndependent benchmarks from **Artificial Analysis** show Haiku 5.5 scoring **43 on the Intelligence Index** (up 26 points from Haiku 4.5), slightly ahead of **Gemini 3.8 Flash (41)** and **GPT-6 Luna (38)**. It trails **Sonnet 5.5 (56)** but outperforms competitors like **GLM-5.3 Flash (42)** and **Kimi K3 (44)**. However, **token efficiency remains a concern**: Haiku 5.5 uses **~162K tokens** per task at max effort, compared to Luna’s **~50K**. Partners like **Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and Devin** report cost savings and performance gains, though **automation benchmarks are depressed** by a pre-release safety bug. Anthropic has not yet published full cost-per-task figures for the new tiered pricing.","keyPoints":["Anthropic priced Haiku 5.5 to match OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna at $0.10/$0.50 per 1M tokens (under 100K tokens)","Haiku 5.5 scores 43 on Intelligence Index, ahead of Luna (38) but behind Sonnet 5.5 (56) and Kimi K3 (44)","Token usage is 3x higher than Luna at max effort, offsetting cost savings; partners report mixed but positive results"],"whyItMatters":"Haiku 5.5’s pricing and performance push Anthropic into direct competition with OpenAI’s Luna, targeting cost-sensitive agentic workflows. Its **1M-token context** and **effort controls** could reshape how developers build subagents, but **token inefficiency** may limit real-world adoption.","category":{"slug":"models","name":"Generative AI & Models","url":"https://digestai.news/category/models"},"entities":{"companies":["Anthropic","OpenAI","Cursor","GitHub","Devin","Artificial Analysis"],"models":["Claude Haiku 5.5","GPT-6 Luna","Sonnet 5.5","Gemini 3.8 Flash","GLM-5.3 Flash","Kimi K3"],"people":[]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-08T07:27:51Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T07:27:51Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Latent Space","title":"[AINews] Claude Haiku 5.5 — better than GPT-6 Luna at the same pricing","url":"https://latent.space/p/ainews-claude-haiku-55-better-than","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T07:27:51Z","type":"newsletter","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":{"title":"Anthropic Launches Claude 5.5 Suite Across Clouds","url":"https://digestai.news/thread/claude-sonnet-5-5-rivals-opus-with-thinking-budget-settings","storyCount":7},"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Anthropic cuts Haiku 5.5 pricing to match OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna\", 8 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Anthropic cuts Haiku 5.5 pricing to match OpenAI’s GPT-6 Luna","datePublished":"2026-10-08T07:27:51Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/anthropic-cuts-haiku-5-5-pricing-to-match-openais-gpt-6-luna"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}