Claude Opus 4
Anthropic's top-end family for difficult reasoning, analysis, and long-horizon coding tasks.
- Input
- $15.00 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $75.00 / 1M tokens
- Cached read
- $1.50 / 1M tokens
- Cached write
- $18.75 / 1M tokens
- Batch discount
- 50%
- Source
- Anthropic pricing
- Verified
- Apr 1, 2026 (High)
Capabilities
- Modalities
- textimage→text
- Capabilities
- reasoningimageInputbatchSupportpromptCachingfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
- Strengths
- Top-end reasoning depth, Strong coding performance, Large context window
- Tradeoffs
- Highest Anthropic token cost, Use selectively for premium workflows
Official Links
Benchmark Coverage
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 2026-Q1 | 70.1 accuracy | Feb 10, 2026 | Anthropic release notes | Provider-published benchmark evidence. |
Release History
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4 | claude-opus-4 | Active | May 22, 2025 | — | — | Fourth-generation Opus family for difficult frontier workloads. |
Host Coverage
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic API | first-party | 200.0K | Reference pricing and newest features. | Prompt caching; Native batch processing |
| AWS Bedrock | cloud | 200.0K | Managed AWS-hosted access for regulated or consolidated cloud estates. | AWS IAM integration |
Migration Guidance
Use Opus 4 selectively for premium reasoning and coding workloads that justify the cost envelope.
Replacement models: claude-sonnet-4
Breaking changes: Per-token cost can force routing changes versus Sonnet-tier traffic.
Change Events
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | family_added | Family launched | Claude Opus 4 launched as Anthropic's highest-capability family. | Anthropic API release notes |
Other models from Anthropic
Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Sonnet 4.6