Claude Opus 4.5 vs Code Cushman 002
Claude Opus 4.5 (2025) and Code Cushman 002 (2021) compare a standalone API model against a coding-specialized model. Claude Opus 4.5 ships a 200k-token context window, while Code Cushman 002 ships a not-yet-sourced context window. This page treats the result as workflow and deployment fit, not a universal model winner.
Treat this as a product-type comparison: Claude Opus 4.5 is standalone API model, while Code Cushman 002 is coding-specialized model. Choose based on workflow fit before reading any benchmark or price row as decisive.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Claude Opus 4.5 | Code Cushman 002 |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Standalone API model | Coding-specialized model |
| Best for | reasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agents | custom coding agents and code generation |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | Coding |
| Context window | 200k | — |
| Cheapest output | $25/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 6 tracked | 0 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Claude Opus 4.5 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Claude Opus 4.5 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Claude Opus 4.5 uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Claude Opus 4.5 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Local decision data tags Code Cushman 002 for Coding.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Claude Opus 4.5
$10,250
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Microsoft Foundry
Code Cushman 002
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Claude Opus 4.5 and Code Cushman 002; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning before moving production traffic.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Code Cushman 002 and Claude Opus 4.5; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Claude Opus 4.5 adds Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-11-01 | 2021-11-15 |
| Context window | 200k | — |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | Decoder Only |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Openness | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Weights | Not released | Not released |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-12 | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Claude Opus 4.5 | Code Cushman 002 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $25/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Claude Opus 4.5 | Code Cushman 002 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | No |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | Yes | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-26. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.