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Claude Opus 5.5 cost analysis
Artificial Analysis's waterfall chart drew 65.3K views on X: 5.7x @artificialanlys's median post and #470 of 1,162 AI chart posts we hold by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Claude Opus 5.5 (max) costs $5.98 per Intelligence Index task, which is similar to Opus 5 (max) at $5.86, but this bundles a significant token usage increase with Anthropic’s price reductions
Why it spread
It spread because the post explains itself and uses an unusual chart type, reaching 65,322 views, 987 likes, 38 reposts, 14 quotes and 126 saves, far above the account's typical 16 likes.
What worked
- The post text explains itself, walking through the cost comparison so readers do not need outside context.
- The waterfall chart is an unusual chart type, which made the format stand out.
- The chart is branded and highly self labelling, so the message reads clearly even without a source line.
What to borrow
We could use a waterfall chart to show how a cost or metric moves from one level to another, and pair it with a short self explaining caption.
Careful
Do not over-read the low quote rate or the missing source line, and do not copy the framing without our own verified numbers.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Artificial Analysis.
Make it yours
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API · Max
Use this chart via API
On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 91b85c515e7e.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/91b85c515e7e | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/91b85c515e7e/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/91b85c515e7e/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/91b85c515e7e/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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Questions people ask
How far did Artificial Analysis's "Claude Opus 5.5 cost analysis" chart travel?
65,322 views, 987 likes, 38 reposts and 126 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @ArtificialAnlys gets about 54.2K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A waterfall chart. Claude Opus 5.5 cost returns to Opus 5 level.
Can I use Artificial Analysis's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Artificial Analysis. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.