Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6
The Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 is an AI model that can handle text, image, and file inputs within a context of up to 1 million characters. It supports tools, reasoning, but lacks structured output. This model's input modalities and capabilities make it suitable for diverse applications. Considering its price point, at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, the Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 is a viable option for those with large budgets or specific needs that justify the cost. Its blended benchmark score of 68.3 across two independent benchmarks suggests it has competitive performance in certain areas. Those interested in evaluating this model's potential should prioritize its unique capabilities and price standing in their decision-making process.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 68.3 across 2 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-10. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 43.5 |
| 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.