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Anthropic: Claude Opus 5

The Anthropic Claude Opus 5 is an AI model that supports multiple input modalities, including text, image, and file inputs. It has a long context length of 1 million tokens, allowing for complex and nuanced understanding of user prompts. This model may be worth shortlisting for users who require the ability to process diverse types of input or engage in reasoning tasks. Its blended benchmark score of 94.6 across one independent benchmark suggests strong performance in certain applications. However, its price point is steep, with $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Users considering this model should carefully weigh these costs against their needs and the importance of high-performance AI.

Quality Score
95/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$5.00
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Output Price
$25.00
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Context Window
1,000,000
tokens

Benchmark results

Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 87.3 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-27. How scoring works →

BenchmarkMeasuresScore
AI Index broad capability composite 83.8
Model ID
anthropic/claude-opus-5
Vendor
anthropic
Released
July 2026
Tokenizer
Claude
Input Modalities
text, image, file
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
128,000 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
yes

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.19
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $3.75
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $75.00

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Quick answers

How much does Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 cost?
$5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens.
What is Anthropic: Claude Opus 5's context window?
1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
Does Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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