Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 is Anthropic's flagship model for complex reasoning, coding, and multimodal tasks, with a 200K token context window and vision capabilities.
API Pricing
Cheapest on Anthropic — 58% below avg| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Speed | TTFT | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50 | $12.50 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/13/2026 | |
| $2.75 | $13.75 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/14/2026 | |
| $5.00 | $25.00 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/13/2026 | |
| $5.00 | $25.00 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/3/2026 | |
| $5.50 | $27.50 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/14/2026 | |
| $15.00 | $75.00 | 42.6 t/s | 1.7s | 4/14/2026 |
Prices updated daily. Last check: 4/14/2026
Model Details
General
- Creator
- Anthropic
- Family
- Opus
- Tier
- Flagship
- Context Window
- 200K
- Knowledge Cutoff
- May 2025
- Modalities
- Text, Image
Capabilities
- Tool Calling
- Yes
- Open Source
- No
- Subtypes
- Chat Completion, Code Generation
Strengths & Limitations
- 200,000 token context window enables processing of large documents and codebases
- Multimodal capabilities with both text and image input support
- Tool calling functionality for integration with external APIs and services
- Knowledge cutoff of May 2025 provides access to recent information
- Output speed of 51.65 tokens per second for responsive interactions
- Flagship-tier model designed for complex reasoning and analytical tasks
- Supports advanced coding and software development workflows
- Proprietary model with no open-source weights available
- Time to first token of 12.7 seconds creates noticeable latency
- Higher computational requirements typical of flagship-tier models
- No audio input or output modalities supported
- Limited to text and image inputs compared to some multimodal competitors
Key Features
About Claude Opus 4.6
Common Use Cases
Claude Opus 4.6 is suited for demanding applications requiring maximum reasoning capability and large context processing. This includes complex software development projects, detailed document analysis, research tasks involving multiple sources, and sophisticated AI agent workflows. The extended context window makes it particularly valuable for analyzing entire codebases, processing lengthy research papers, or maintaining context across extended conversations. Organizations use it for tasks like architectural design reviews, comprehensive data analysis, multi-step problem solving, and scenarios where the highest model capability justifies the associated computational costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Claude Opus 4.6 cost per million tokens?
Claude Opus 4.6 pricing varies by provider and may include different rates for input versus output tokens. Check the pricing table above for current rates across all available providers.
What is Claude Opus 4.6 best used for?
Claude Opus 4.6 excels at complex reasoning tasks, advanced software development, large document analysis, and sophisticated AI agent workflows. Its 200K context window and multimodal capabilities make it particularly suitable for processing extensive codebases, detailed research, and multi-step analytical tasks where maximum model capability is required.
How does Claude Opus 4.6 compare to other flagship models?
Claude Opus 4.6 competes with other flagship models like GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 Pro. It offers a 200K context window, multimodal text and image support, and tool calling capabilities. The model delivers 51.65 tokens per second output speed but has a longer time to first token at 12.7 seconds compared to some alternatives.