Claude Opus 4.6 pricing & benchmarks
Released Feb 4, 2026 · served by 4 providers
What Claude Opus 4.6 is
Opus 4.6 is Anthropic’s strongest model for coding and long-running professional tasks. It is built for agents that operate across entire workflows rather than single prompts, making it especially effective...
- Model ID:
anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 - Modality: text+image+file->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
Providers and prices for Claude Opus 4.6
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrockcheapest | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | — | 99.8% | — |
| Azure | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | — | 100.0% | — |
| Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M | — | 85.6% | — |
| $5.50 | $27.50 | 1M | — | 100.0% | — |
Claude Opus 4.6 benchmark results
Design Arena head-to-head results, as reported through the OpenRouter model API.
| Category | Arena | Rank | Elo | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mobileapps | agents | #1 | 1282 | 63.6% |
| svg | models | #4 | 1278 | 62% |
| codecategories | models | #5 | 1324 | 62.8% |
| 3d | models | #6 | 1332 | 63.1% |
| gamedev | models | #6 | 1334 | 62.9% |
| uicomponent | models | #6 | 1329 | 62.9% |
| asciiart | models | #7 | 1292 | 63.6% |
| fullstack | agents | #7 | 1269 | 68.6% |
| website | models | #7 | 1319 | 62.4% |
| dataviz | models | #8 | 1311 | 61.2% |
| webapps | agents | #10 | 1258 | 61.3% |
| androidnative | agents | #15 | 1193 | 68.8% |
FAQ
How much does the Claude Opus 4.6 API cost?
$5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $12.50.
Is Claude Opus 4.6 free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $5.00 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for Claude Opus 4.6?
Amazon Bedrock at $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M tokens.
Can I self-host Claude Opus 4.6?
No. Claude Opus 4.6 is closed-weight and only available through hosted APIs.