anthropic Vision Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.6 pricing & benchmarks

Released Feb 4, 2026 · served by 4 providers

Input / 1M tokens$5.00
Output / 1M tokens$25.00
Context window1M
Cached input$0.500
1M in + 300K out$12.50

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...

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.

ProviderInputOutputContext QuantUptime 24hThroughput
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%
Google $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.

CategoryArenaRankEloWin 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.