Anthropic launches Message Threads beta to cut latency in long-running agent sessions
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Anthropic released Message Threads in public beta on the Messages API on November 2, letting apps send only new messages after an initial full-conversation request, cutting time to first token by about 35% for 500k-1M token requests.
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- 2026-11-04 02:07 · r/ClaudeAI
Anthropic shipped message threads (beta): Claude Code now sends only new messages per turn, about 35% lower time to first token on 500k to 1M token requests - 2026-11-03 13:46 · The New Stack AI
Anthropic speeds up Claude Code with message threads. But your token bill stays the same. - 2026-11-03 12:35 · The Decoder
Anthropic's Message Threads cut time to first token by 35 percent for long conversations - 2026-11-03 07:28 · ZDNET AI
Is Claude Code truly faster with message threads? I did the math on my logs - 2026-11-03 02:27 · r/ClaudeAI
Anthropic added “message threads” to the Messages API (public beta): send the conversation once, then only new messages. Already on by default in Claude Code - 2026-11-02 19:27 · Anthropic (X)
Message threads are now in public beta on the Messages API - 2026-11-02 19:21 · Unite.AI
Anthropic Launches Message Threads Beta for Long-Running Agents