Claude Opus 4 Pricing
FlagshipAnthropic · 200K tokens context
Claude Opus 4 from Anthropic costs $15.00 per 1 million input tokens and $75.00 per 1 million output tokens as of May 2026. The model supports a 200,000-token context window (approximately 150,000 words) with a 32K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0150 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.1500.
| Input price | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output price | $75.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output / input ratio | 5.0× |
| Context window | 200,000 tokens (~150,000 words) |
| Maximum output | 32,000 tokens |
| Cost per 1K tokens (input) | $0.0150 |
| Tier | Flagship |
| Last verified |
Claude Opus 4 is Anthropic's most powerful model — built for complex reasoning, long-form analysis, and tasks that require deep context understanding. It excels at nuanced writing, research synthesis, and multi-step problem solving.
Input Price
$15.00
per 1 million tokens
Output Price
$75.00
per 1 million tokens
Context Window
200K tokens
max 32K output
Cost Examples
| Request Type | Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 word article | 1,333 | $0.02 | $0.03 |
| 10-page document (2,500 words) | 3,333 | $0.05 | $0.075 |
| 1,000 lines of code | 5,000 | $0.075 | $0.1125 |
| 100K token document | 100,000 | $1.50 | $2.25 |
Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.
Strengths
- ✓Best-in-class reasoning and analysis
- ✓Excellent at nuanced, long-form writing
- ✓200K context window handles entire codebases
- ✓Highly instruction-following with minimal hallucination
Limitations
- –Most expensive Anthropic model at $15/1M input tokens
- –Slower response time than Sonnet or Haiku
- –Overkill for simple tasks
Best Use Cases
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