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Why use Claude 3 Opus on Anthropic?
Anthropic offers Claude 3 Opus with pay-as-you-go pricing at $15.00/1M input tokens. Anthropic is a safety-focused AI research company and creator of the Claude model family, offering API access through the Anthropic Console for text generation, analysis, and coding tasks.
Compare Claude 3 Opus across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install anthropicexport ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-3-opus",claude-3-opusRequest example
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-3-opus",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(message.content[0].text)Gotchas
- Use the versioned model ID, e.g. "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-7-20251101".
- The examples expect ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Claude 3 Opus Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Bedrock | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| GCP Vertex AI | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| Anthropic | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| Replicate API | $7.50 | $37.50 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $15.00 |
| Output tokens | $75.00 |
Capabilities
About Claude 3 Opus
Claude 3 Opus, part of the Claude 3 family by Anthropic, is a cutting-edge large language model (LLM) optimized for high-complexity tasks and exceptional performance. Deprecated January 5, 2026. Migrate to Claude 3.5, 3.7, or 4.x series.
FAQ
What does Claude 3 Opus cost on Anthropic?
On Anthropic, Claude 3 Opus costs $15.0 per 1M input tokens and $75.0 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Claude 3 Opus on Anthropic?
Claude 3 Opus supports a 200,000 token context window on Anthropic.
How does Anthropic compare to other Claude 3 Opus providers?
Claude 3 Opus is available from 4 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $7.5/1M tokens from Replicate API.
Who created Claude 3 Opus?
Claude 3 Opus was created by Anthropic as part of the Claude 3 model family.
Is Claude 3 Opus open source?
Claude 3 Opus's open source status is unknown in the seed data.