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Claude Opus 5

Model oriented to code and knowledge work, with controls that allow effort to be adjusted to each task.

01 / SUMMARY

The essential

ORIENTATIONKnowledge and code

Primary use stated or inferred cautiously from official documentation.

CONTEXT1,000,000 tokens

Maximum input capacity when published by the source.

EXIT128,000 tokens

Documented maximum generation limit.

ACCESSClaude, Claude API, AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry

Verified availability channels.

MODEL TYPEText and reasoning

Primary functional family and verified specialties.

LICENSEProprietary

Declared terms for API access, model weights, or self-hosting.

02 / TECHNICAL SHEET

Limits and integration

API IDclaude-opus-5
Model typeText and reasoning
Access modelPaid proprietary
LicenseProprietary
DeploymentHosted API
ReleaseJuly 24, 2026
Knowledge cutoffMay 2026
EntranceText · Image
ExitText
Context window1,000,000 tokens
maximum output128,000 tokens
ReasoningAdaptive thinking · configurable effort
Published toolsUse of tools · Web search · Code execution · Computer use
Structured OutingsSupported
Batch processingCompatible · 50% discount
Prompt cacheCompatible · up to 90% savings on reads
Fine-tuningNot published in the source consulted
Verified platformsClaude.ai · Claude Code · Claude API · Amazon Bedrock · Google Cloud · Microsoft Foundry
BEST SUITED FOR

Agentic coding, broad refactoring, enterprise knowledge, and visual work.

WORTH MONITORING

Responses tend to be lengthy, and active thinking can increase output tokens.

03 / CAPABILITIES

What it can do

01

Software engineering

Designed for complex planning, editing, and code review.

02

Knowledge work

Analyze documents and produce structured professional deliverables.

03

Adjustable effort

It allows you to balance depth, latency and consumption according to the order.

04

Agentive flows

Maintains multi-step tasks and uses external tools.

Input modalities
TextImage
04 / PRICES

Documented cost

ConceptWorthUnit/condition
Standard input5.00 USD / 1 M tokensStandard API rate
Cached input0.50 USD / 1 M tokensReading reused prefixes
Cache write or storage6.25 USD / 1 M tokens (5 min) · 10.00 USD (1 h)The condition varies by provider
Standard output25.00 USD / 1 M tokensMay include reasoning tokens
Batch input2.50 USD / 1 M tokensAsynchronous processing
Batch output12.50 USD / 1 M tokensAsynchronous processing

Thinking is billed as output. Fast mode costs twice the base rate.

i Prices change and may depend on level, region or context length. Check the source before making a decision.

05 / EVALUATIONS

How to read the results

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Anthropic highlights improvements in code assessments and knowledge work. Inferama does not make the claim of “best result” without equivalent conditions.

BenchmarkResultMetricSource
Terminal-Bench Science 0.129,0 %AccuracyView source ↗
CursorBench 3.270,0 %AccuracyView source ↗
AutomationBench26,9 %AccuracyView source ↗

Inferama only highlights a “best result” when the metric, test set, configuration, and date allow for an equivalent comparison. The supplier's figures are presented as claims from its own source.

06 / VERSIONS

Chronology

Claude Opus 5

Release and general availability.

Claude Opus 4.8

Previous version of the Opus family.

ANALYSIS

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07 / SOURCES

Traceability