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№ 165today's edition2026-10-08
Claude Report — 2026-10-08
- <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/claude-haiku-5-5">Claude Haiku 5.5</a> launches Oct 7 — 1M context, ~75% cheaper than Haiku 4.5, adaptive thinking on by default.
- Anthropic halves <a href="https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/api">Sonnet 5.5 prompt-cache read pricing</a> to $0.10/Mtok and adds monthly API credits ($100–$500) to Max/Team plans, same day.
- SDKs ship beta <a href="https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/browser-use-sdk">browser/computer-use tool classes</a>; <a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.293">Claude Code v2.1.293</a> and <a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.294">v2.1.294</a> ship Oct 7–8 with 60+ fixes and Haiku 5.5 as default Haiku.
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