Pricing
Model Overview
Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.
| Price field | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $75.00 / 1M tokens |
| Cached read | $1.50 / 1M tokens |
| Batch discount | 50% |
| Source | Claude 3 Opus pricing |
| Verified | Apr 5, 2026 (High) |
Surface
Capabilities
Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.
| Attribute | Values |
|---|---|
| Modalities | textimage totext |
| Capabilities | imageInputbatchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs |
| Strengths | First Claude 3 frontier |
| Tradeoffs | Very expensive, retired January 2026 |
References
Official Links
Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Intro | https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-family |
| Docs | https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/models/all-models |
| Pricing | Verify current pricing on provider’s page → |
| Release note | https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/about-claude/model-deprecations |
Coverage
Benchmark Coverage
Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 2024 | 86.8 % | Mar 1, 2024 | Anthropic | 5-shot, vendor model card |
| GPQA Diamond | 2024 | 50.4 % | Mar 1, 2024 | Anthropic | Vendor model card |
Lifecycle
Release History
Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude 3 Opus | claude-3-opus | Retired | Mar 4, 2024 | — | — | Current published model family snapshot. |
Surfaces
Host Coverage
Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic API | first-party | 200.0K | Retired. | — |
Migration
Migration Guidance
Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary | Retired. Migrate to Claude Opus 4.6. |
| Replacement models | claude-opus-4-6 |
Timeline
Change Events
Cataloged model-family updates and source references.
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2024 | family_added | Claude 3 Opus published | Initial public model family launch. | Claude 3 Opus release notes |
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