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Why use Claude Opus 5 on Anthropic?
Anthropic offers Claude Opus 5 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $5.00/1M 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 Opus 5 across 7 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-opus-5",claude-opus-5Request example
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-opus-5",
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 Opus 5 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| AWS Bedrock | — | — |
| GCP Vertex AI | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| Microsoft Foundry | — | — |
| OpenRouter | $5.00 | $25.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $5.00 |
| Output tokens | $25.00 |
| Image input | $1.00 |
Capabilities
About Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 is Anthropic's July 2026 flagship Opus model for complex agentic coding, enterprise work, long-horizon reasoning, computer use, and professional analysis. It accepts text and image input and returns text, with adaptive thinking enabled by default and five request-level effort settings from low through max that control thinking depth and token use rather than visible response length. It also supports tool use, structured outputs, prompt caching, Batch API, a 1M-token context window, and up to 128K synchronous output tokens. Anthropic lists standard Claude API pricing at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, with Fast mode at $10/$50. It is available through the Claude API and hosted provider routes.
FAQ
What does Claude Opus 5 cost on Anthropic?
On Anthropic, Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Claude Opus 5 on Anthropic?
Claude Opus 5 supports a 1m token context window on Anthropic.
How does Anthropic compare to other Claude Opus 5 providers?
Claude Opus 5 is available from 7 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $5.00/1M tokens from Anthropic.
What API model ID do I use for Claude Opus 5 on Anthropic?
Use the model ID claude-opus-5 when calling Anthropic's API.
Who created Claude Opus 5?
Claude Opus 5 was created by Anthropic as part of the Claude 5 model family.
Is Claude Opus 5 open source?
Claude Opus 5 is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.