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Claude Opus 5

The hardest reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agentic tasks.

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What are Claude Opus 5's specs and price?

Claude Opus 5, built by Anthropic, ships a 1M-token context window and a 128K-token max output, released 2026-08. It supports text and vision input with a dedicated reasoning mode and costs $30.00 per million blended tokens, the 34th-cheapest of 34 models we track.

Verified 2026-08-08 source

Specs

Context window1M tokens
Max output128K tokens
Modalitiestext, vision
Extended thinkingYes
Released2026-08
Knowledge cutoff2026-05
ProviderAnthropic

Verified 2026-08-08source.

Where it ranks

5th-largest context window of 34 current models34th-cheapest of 34 current models
Not yet measured — see the speed benchmark leaderboard.

Strengths

  • Anthropic's strongest reasoning and coding
  • 1M-token context
  • Extended-thinking mode for complex agentic work

More about Claude Opus 5

Price
$30.00/M blended tokens
Provider
Served by Anthropic
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Best for
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FAQ

What is Claude Opus 5's context window?

Claude Opus 5 has a 1M-token context window and a 128K-token max output — the 5th-largest context of the 34 current models we track. Source: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/models, verified 2026-08-08.

Does Claude Opus 5 support vision or audio input?

Yes — Claude Opus 5 accepts vision input in addition to text.

Does Claude Opus 5 have a reasoning or extended-thinking mode?

Yes — Claude Opus 5 exposes a dedicated reasoning mode for multi-step problems.

When was Claude Opus 5 released, and what is its knowledge cutoff?

Claude Opus 5 was released 2026-08 with a knowledge cutoff of 2026-05.

How much does Claude Opus 5 cost, and who provides it?

Claude Opus 5 is served by Anthropic at $30.00/M blended tokens (3:1 input:output) — the 34th-cheapest of 34 current models. Full pricing breakdown: /llm-api-pricing/claude-opus-5.

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