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Claude 3 Opus

by Anthropic

Previous generation flagship with exceptional reasoning

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Input Price

$15

per 1M tokens

Output Price

$75

per 1M tokens

Context Window

200K

tokens (4.096K max output)

Specifications

Release Date2024-03-04
Category🏆 Flagship
Context Window200,000 tokens
Max Output4,096 tokens
ProviderAnthropic
Input Cost$15 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$75 / 1M tokens
Price TierEnterprise

Capabilities

textvisionreasoning

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Monthly Cost Estimates

Usage LevelDaily TokensDailyMonthlyYearly
Light~50 requests/day100K in / 20K out$3.00$90.00$1095
Medium~200 requests/day500K in / 100K out$15.00$450.00$5475
Heavy~1K requests/day2,000K in / 500K out$67.50$2025.00$24638
Enterprise~5K requests/day10,000K in / 2,000K out$300.00$9000.00$109500

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Claude 3 Opus API cost per million tokens?▼
Claude 3 Opus costs $15 per million input tokens and $75 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from Anthropic.
What is the Claude 3 Opus context window?▼
Claude 3 Opus supports a 200K context window (200,000 tokens), which means you can process up to 200K tokens in a single API call.
How much does Claude 3 Opus cost per month?▼
At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), Claude 3 Opus costs approximately $450.00/month. Light usage runs about $90.00/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $2025.00/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Claude 3 Opus?▼
Yes — o1 by OpenAI is a cheaper option at $15/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude 3 Opus. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.
Is Claude 3 Opus good for ai chatbot?▼
Claude 3 Opus is a flagship model with support for text, vision, reasoning. For ai chatbot, it offers 200K context and costs $15/M input tokens — a premium option for this use case.

Claude 3 Opus Comparisons

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