Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch)
Claude Opus 4.6 from Anthropic is designed for extensive text handling with a context length of up to 1 million tokens and supports input in text, images, and files. It offers robust reasoning capabilities and can engage with tools, though structured output support is not specified. With a blended benchmark score of 76.9 across two independent benchmarks, it performs well but may not be the top performer in all categories. Given its pricing at $2.5 per million input tokens and $12.5 per million output tokens, Claude Opus 4.6 might be a good fit for projects that require extensive text processing or multimedia integration, especially where reasoning and tool engagement are essential. Its performance stands out as reliable, making it a worthy consideration for those who can afford the cost.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 76.9 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-07-29. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 62.3 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 79.2 |
- Model ID
- anthropic/claude-opus-4.6:batch
- 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 $2.50/M input and $12.50/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.09 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $1.88 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $37.50 |
Category rankings
Where Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) places across the 1 category it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Transcript CleanupWriting · of 25 ranked | 143 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) cost?
- $2.50 per million input tokens and $12.50 per million output tokens.
- What is Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch)'s context window?
- 1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.