Anthropic sees 3.6x jump in token volume after Claude Opus 5.5 launch

A cheaper, faster model is reportedly driving a surge in usage, even as early testers say each task needs fewer tokens Anthropic ’s model token volume has reportedly risen 3.6 times since Claude Opus 5.5 went live. That is a big number for a model that has only been on the market since September 22, 2026. The surge matters because of what Opus 5.5 was built to do. It costs less per token, and it runs faster than the model it replaced.