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October 8, 2026 · 7 min read

One brief, eight films: Claude Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 at four effort levels

We gave the same 60-second 3D launch film brief to Claude Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5 at four effort levels. Here are all eight films, what each one cost and what changed.