Claude Opus 4.6
Last verified September 7, 2026 · Anthropic pricing ↗$5.00/1M input · $25.00/1M output · 1.0M context · Anthropic
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When to use Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic's most capable model. Exceptional at nuanced writing, careful analysis, and tasks requiring sustained attention. The model of choice for Claude Code and agentic coding workflows.
- Best-in-class for code generation and editing
- 1M token context window
- Strong at following complex instructions precisely
- Extended thinking for multi-step reasoning
- Powers Claude Code agentic workflows
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Pricing Details
AnthropicIncludes the full 1M context window at standard pricing (no long-context surcharge). Adaptive reasoning is a request-time mode, not a separate billed model. Fast mode was withdrawn June 29, 2026: `speed: "fast"` now runs and bills at standard rates. Batch: $2.50/$12.50. Cache hit: $0.50/MTok.
Input / 1M tokens
$5
Output / 1M tokens
$25
Context Window
1.0M
Max Output
32K
Price History
No price change recorded since 2026-07-24, when this site started tracking this model.
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