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Claude 4 Models by Anthropic

AnthropicProprietaryHighlight
5 models2025Up to 200k ctxFrom $3/1M input

Last refreshed 2026-07-26. Next refresh: weekly.

Details

ResearcherAnthropic
LicenseProprietary
Commercial useCommercial use: conditional
Models5
Released2025
Max context200k

Capabilities

VisionAll models
MultimodalAll models
JSON / Tool use3 of 5 models
Structured Outputs3 of 5 models

Links

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About

Claude 4 family from Anthropic, introducing improved reasoning and capabilities.

Decision facts

Best fit
vision and multimodal workJSON / Tool usestructured outputs
Capability starting point
Claude 4 Haiku with 200k context and JSON / Tool use and multimodal inputs
Lowest tracked input
Claude Sonnet 4 · $3/1M · Anthropic
Closest related family
Computer Use

Current Variants

Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.

1 in view4 retired

Use when the workload needs 200k context, JSON / Tool use, and multimodal inputs.

2025-05200k contextJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs

Release Timeline

2 release groups
2025-08
2 retired
Claude Opus 4.1
200k contextstructured outputsmultimodal inputs
Replaced
Claude Sonnet 4
200k contextstructured outputsmultimodal inputs
Replaced
2025-05
1 current · 2 retired
Claude 4 Haiku
200k contextJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs
Current
Claude 4 Opus
200k contextJSON / Tool usestructured outputs
Replaced
Claude 4 Sonnet
200k contextJSON / Tool usemultimodal inputs
Replaced

Replaced By

Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Sonnet 4.6 before new work.

Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Opus 4.8 before new work.

Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Sonnet 4.6 before new work.

Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Opus 4.8 before new work.

Specifications(5 models)

Claude 4 model specifications comparison
ModelReleasedContextVisionMultimodalJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
Claude 4 Haiku2025-05200kYesYesYesNo

Pricing

Models(5)