AI Launch Profile
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is released through the Claude API and supported partner platforms. Access: Claude API and partner-platform release.

At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Anthropic
- Launch date
- September 28, 2026
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- Foundation Models
- Audience
- Developers
- Pricing
- Price not enumerated in this tracker backfill. Consult the official source and current plan or API terms before budgeting; access and subscription allowances are separate.
- Free plan
- Not publicly confirmed
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- Not publicly confirmed
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Source-verified
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Checked October 1, 2026
- Last verified
- October 1, 2026
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
What this evidence state means
- Definition
- The stated claim was checked against a named primary or authoritative source. This does not mean Kingy tested the product.
- Required provenance
- At least one public, named primary or authoritative source that directly supports the claim.
- Owner
- Kingy editorial reviewer
- Freshness rule
- Recheck within 30 days and after a material product, price, access, or source change.
- Disputes and corrections
- Use “Suggest a correction” on the record. Kingy editorial reviews the cited evidence, records material corrections, and changes or removes the state when it is not supported.
Key source checks
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Kingy AI Take
Check the Sonnet 5.5 model identifier and availability on your provider. Run your existing workload before moving an integration.
Who it is for
Users evaluating Claude Sonnet 5.5 within the stated access limits.
What feels promising
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is released through the Claude API and supported partner platforms.
What feels unproven
Claude API and partner-platform release. Source review completed October 1, 2026. No new hands-on test, paid API request, independent benchmark or account-specific access check was performed for this backfill. Vendor results remain attributed. Existing dated tests and relationship disclosures remain in linked Kingy coverage. Commercial disclosure: On October 2, 2026, Curtis confirmed that Kingy had no client or sponsorship relationship, affiliate compensation or supplied access from Anthropic.
Source-backed record
Evidence sources
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