GCP Vertex AI exposes Claude 3 Opus through model ID claude-3-opus. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
Last refreshed 2026-07-26. Next refresh: weekly.
Quick Start
- 1
- 2Use the GCP Vertex AI SDK or REST API to call
claude-3-opus— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
Install
pip install google-cloud-aiplatformAPI key
GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTModel ID
claude-3-opusFor Google-published models use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash-001". For third-party publishers (Anthropic, Meta, etc.) use the full publisher path, e.g. "publishers/anthropic/models/claude-3-5-sonnet-v2@20241022".
import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
# Reads GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT from env; authenticates via Application Default Credentials
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")
model = GenerativeModel("claude-3-opus")
response = model.generate_content("Hello")
print(response.text)Pricing on GCP Vertex AI
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $15.00 |
| Output tokens | $75.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningStructured OutputsCode Execution
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.
Model Specs
Released2024-03-04
Parameters2T
Context200k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2023-08