Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 from Anthropic is a versatile AI model capable of handling text, images, and files, with a context length of up to 1 million tokens and robust support for reasoning. It excels in both input and output processing through tools integration, making it suitable for complex tasks that require analysis across various modalities. Given its blended benchmark score of 77.8 across two independent evaluations, Claude Opus 4.6 is a strong contender, especially for those needing a balance between performance and cost-effectiveness. Its pricing at $5.0 per million input tokens and $25.0 per million output tokens makes it competitive in terms of value, though users should consider the non-free status before committing.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 77.8 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 64.0 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 79.2 |
- Model ID
- anthropic/claude-opus-4.6
- Vendor
- anthropic
- Released
- February 2026
- Tokenizer
- Claude
- Input Modalities
- text, image, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 128,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $5.00/M input and $25.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.19 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $3.75 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $75.00 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 cost?
- $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6's context window?
- 1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.