# Claude Opus 5.5 Now Available in Cursor

By Steven Van · 2026-09-22

Cursor says the model tops CursorBench at 57.8% in Max mode and costs 40% less per task than Opus 5.

Cursor now supports **Claude Opus 5.5** as a model option. Cursor reports the model leads its CursorBench benchmark at **57.8%** in Max mode, while costing **40% less per task** than Opus 5.

See the [announcement](<https://x.com/i/status/2102448392773435706>) for details. [Cursor](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/cursor>) is an AI code editor built on VS Code.

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[Original source](<https://x.com/i/status/2102448392773435706>)

[Read Claude Opus 5.5 Now Available in Cursor on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/cursor-claude-opus-5-5-now-available-in-cursor>)

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