Checked fact 132213 Oct 2026Agents and apps
The release notes say: "Updated `/cost`, the status line, `--max-budget-usd` and the SDK's cost figures to price Sonnet 5.5 cache reads".
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Updated `/cost`, the status line, `--max-budget-usd` and the SDK's cost figures to price Sonnet 5.5 cache reads
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Claude Code v2.1.296 release notes
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Anthropic released Claude Code 2.1.296 with subagent auto-compaction and a Read option 13 Oct 2026
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