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Based on past positioning, Sol should have been a competitor to Opus, but it is now priced the same as Sonnet and its performance has not comprehensively surpassed Sonnet 5.5
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/1/2026
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Valid until: 12/30/2026
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