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First Look: Anthropic Claude 5.5 Models

Choosing the wrong Claude model or effort setting wastes time and money. This course will teach you how to match the right Claude model and effort level to each task.

Beginner
17m

Created by Wayne Hoggett

Last Updated Oct 13, 2026

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First Look: Anthropic Claude 5.5 Models

Choosing the wrong Claude model or effort setting wastes time and money. This course will teach you how to match the right Claude model and effort level to each task.

Beginner
17m

Created by Wayne Hoggett

Last Updated Oct 13, 2026

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With three Claude models and five effort settings on each, it’s hard to know which combination to use. The wrong choice affects your results, speed, and cost. In this course, First Look: Anthropic Claude 5.5 Models, you’ll learn to select the best model and effort setting for any task. First, you’ll explore the strengths, pricing, and ideal uses of Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. Next, you’ll discover how to tune effort levels and prompt each model for the best results. Finally, you’ll learn how to test models and effort settings against your own tasks. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Claude model and effort selection needed to get the output you need without wasting time or money.

First Look: Anthropic Claude 5.5 Models
Beginner
17m
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Wayne Hoggett - Pluralsight course - First Look: Anthropic Claude 5.5 Models
Wayne Hoggett
48 courses 4.8 author rating 762 ratings

Hello from Brisbane, Australia. I have about 20 years’ experience in Microsoft infrastructure and Cloud. I am very committed to lifelong learning. I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer and have earned over 20 certifications from Microsoft, Terraform, Kubernetes, and more throughout my career.

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