Claude Opus 4.6 pricing (retired)
Retired model. Anthropic has superseded Claude Opus 4.6 — the prices below are the last ones we verified and are kept for reference. Its replacement is Claude Opus 5 ($5 / $25 per 1M in / out).
What one task cost on Claude Opus 4.6
Per-million-token prices are hard to feel, so here are typical token counts for common jobs priced with Claude Opus 4.6. Figures are USD at the rates above and exclude prompt caching and batch discounts.
| Task | Tokens (in / out) | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Code review of a 500-line pull request | 60,000 / 4,000 | $0.400 |
| Debug one failing test | 40,000 / 6,000 | $0.350 |
| Generate a landing page in one shot | 3,000 / 30,000 | $0.765 |
| Draft a 1,200-word article | 2,000 / 2,500 | $0.072 |
| Answer a question from a 20-page document | 25,000 / 800 | $0.145 |
| Multi-step agent run (10 tool calls) | 250,000 / 25,000 | $1.88 |
| All of the above, once | $3.61 |
Claude Opus 4.6 by Anthropic costs $5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens — about 50.0k tokens per $1. Prices last verified 2026-09-19 (historical).
Claude Opus 4.6 key facts
| Provider | Claude pricing |
|---|---|
| Input price | $5 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $25 / 1M tokens |
| Tokens / $1 | 50.0k |
| Intelligence / $1 | 13,000 |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens |
| Tier | frontier |
| Intelligence index | 26 / 100 |
| Released | 2026-02-05 |
| Last verified | 2026-09-19 |
What Claude Opus 4.6 delivers for your budget
For a coding workload, here is roughly what each monthly budget buys:
| Budget | Tokens / month | Months of workload |
|---|---|---|
| $20 | 2.1M | 3.2x |
| $50 | 5.2M | 8.0x |
| $100 | 10.4M | 16.0x |
Other Claude models
How Claude Opus 4.6 compares to its closest rivals
Rather than repeating the full catalog on every page, here are the three current models nearest to Claude Opus 4.6 on the intelligence index — and why you might still pick one instead:
- Gemini 3.1 Pro (Gemini) — $2 input / $12 output per 1M tokens. Why you might pick it: Google's frontier tier.
- Muse Glimmer (high) (Llama) — $0.33 input / $1.35 output per 1M tokens.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) — $0.66 input / $1.98 output per 1M tokens. Why you might pick it: Unbeatable frontier value.
Claude Opus 4.6 — frequently asked questions
How much does Claude Opus 4.6 cost?
Claude Opus 4.6 by Anthropic costs $5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens.
How many tokens per dollar does Claude Opus 4.6 give you?
On a typical 1:3 input-to-output mix, Claude Opus 4.6 delivers around 50.0k tokens per dollar — an intelligence-per-dollar score of 13000.
What is Claude Opus 4.6's context window?
Claude Opus 4.6 supports a context window of 1.0M tokens.
Is Claude Opus 4.6 worth it in 2026?
Claude Opus 4.6 is Claude's frontier tier model. Use the AI Intelligence Calculator to see how its value compares to every other model at your budget.