Claude 5 Models by Anthropic
Anthropic releases · 16 in the last 12 months · this family litChangelog →
2 models2026Up to 1M ctxFrom $2.00/1M input
Last refreshed 2026-10-17. Next refresh: weekly.
About
Claude 5 is Anthropic's fifth-generation Claude family, beginning with Claude Sonnet 5 for agentic coding, tool use, computer use, and professional work.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- vision and multimodal workreasoningJSON / Tool use
- Capability starting point
- Claude Opus 5 with 1M context and reasoning, JSON / Tool use, structured outputs, and multimodal inputs
- Lowest tracked input
- Claude Sonnet 5 · $2.00/1M · Anthropic
- Closest related family
- Computer Use
Archived Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
2 in view2 retired
Claude Opus 5Replaced
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Opus 5.5 before new work.
2026-071M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Claude Sonnet 5Replaced
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Sonnet 5.5 before new work.
2026-061M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Opus 5.5 before new work. | 2026-07 | 1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use | Replaced |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Sonnet 5.5 before new work. | 2026-06 | 1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use | Replaced |
Release Timeline
2 release groups2026-07
1 retired
Claude Opus 5
Replaced1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
2026-06
1 retired
Claude Sonnet 5
Replaced1M contextreasoningJSON / Tool use
Replaced By
Replaced
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Opus 5.5 before new work.
Replaced
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Claude Sonnet 5.5 before new work.
Specifications(2 models)
| Model | Released | Context | Vision | Multimodal | Reasoning | JSON / Tool use | Structured Outputs | Code Exec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 | 2026-07 | 1M | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | 2026-06 | 1M | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Available From(8 providers)
Pricing
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $2 | $10 | Serverless |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | GCP Vertex AI | $2 | $10 | Serverless |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | OpenRouter | $2 | $10 | Serverless |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | AWS Bedrock | $2.2 | $11 | Serverless |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $5 | $25 | Serverless |
| Claude Opus 5 | GCP Vertex AI | $5 | $25 | Serverless |
| Claude Opus 5 | OpenRouter | $5 | $25 | Serverless |
| Claude Opus 5 | Vercel AI Gateway | $5 | $25 | Serverless |
| Claude Opus 5 | AWS Bedrock | $5.5 | $27.5 | Serverless |
Comparisons
- Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Opus 4.8
- Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Fable 5
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs Claude Opus 4.8
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-5.5
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs Gemini 3 Pro
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs Claude Fable 5
- Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-5.4
