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OpenRouter tests Claude 5.5 tiers and picks which model to use when
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On October 30, AI HOT's tips and opinions section reported OpenRouter's hands-on testing of Claude Opus, Sonnet and Haiku 5.5, with guidance on which to pick. Sonnet 5.5 is the default. Haiku 5.5 suits high-volume requests or sub-agent work. Opus 5.5 is kept for long, vague tasks where errors are costly. The report gives no specific test data.
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Oct 30
- AI HOT · Tips & opinionsPickOpenRouter tests Claude Opus, Sonnet and Haiku 5.5 and picks a default
OpenRouter ran the three Claude models on the same coding tasks and recommends Sonnet 5.5 as the default. Haiku 5.5 suits high-volume requests and sub-agents, while Opus 5.5 is kept for long, ambiguous tasks where errors are costly.
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