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Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.The Message Batches API is now in beta, allowing cost-effective processing of large query batches.
- Message Batches API available in beta for asynchronous processing.
- 50% cost reduction for processing large batches.
- Loosened restrictions on message ordering in Messages API.
- Consecutive messages combined into a single message.
- Build and Scale plans deprecated for a standard feature suite.
Why it matters: Developers and businesses using Claude should explore the new API for cost savings and improved functionality.
Full release notes3 changes
- The Message Batches API is now available in beta. Process large batches of queries asynchronously in the Claude API for 50% less cost. Read more in Batch processing.
- We've loosened restrictions on the ordering of
user/assistantturns in our Messages API. Consecutiveuser/assistantmessages will be combined into a single message instead of erroring, and we no longer require the first input message to be ausermessage. - We've deprecated the Build and Scale plans in favor of a standard feature suite (formerly referred to as Build), along with additional features that are available through sales. Read more in our API pricing information.