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Amp switches its default medium mode to Claude Opus 5.5

Opus 5.5

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Amp now uses Claude Opus 5.5 for its medium mode by default, replacing GPT-5.6 Sol, while ChatGPT subscribers can keep medium pinned to GPT-5.6 Sol. In Amp's internal evals, Opus 5.5 solved 65% of tasks versus 61% for GPT-5.6 Sol and 56% for Opus 5, at lower cost, and it runs at high reasoning effort because xhigh and max cost more without scoring better.

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The source reports internal eval scores, cost comparisons, and usage guidance for choosing reasoning effort, helping developers decide which model and setting to run.

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Source: Amp News · ampcode.com