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Higgsfield says Claude Opus 5.5 recreated a ChronoVolume video effect in 26 minutes for under $5

September 22, 2026 at 17:22 EDT

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Higgsfield AI said Claude Opus 5.5 recreated a ChronoVolume visual effect from a reference in 26 minutes, with token costs below $5. The demo lands on the same day Anthropic introduced Claude Opus 5.5, a model it says is aimed at long-running agentic coding and knowledge-work tasks at lower cost.

Sep. 22, 2026 · Higgsfield AI

A reference effect, rebuilt by an agent

Claude Opus 5.5 was shown recreating a ChronoVolume visual effect from a reference in 26 minutes, with token costs below $5.

minutes to recreate the effect

<$5

reported token cost

40%

lower typical task cost than Opus 5

API input price moved down

Opus 5 input per 1M

Opus 5.5 input per 1M

The per-token price drop is only part of the story; fewer turns and cheaper cache reads can matter more in long agent sessions.

Reference-to-output workflow

Reference

A target visual effect defines the look.

Agent

Claude plans and iterates on the recreation.

Result

A finished effect arrives in one short session.

Why creators care

Fast, low-cost reference recreation suggests a shorter path from visual idea to working prototype.

What remains unproven

The demo does not disclose failed attempts, prompts, settings, review time or repeatability across many effects.

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