Claude 3 Opus API Pricing
Anthropic · released 2024-03-04
Pricing
1.50¢ / 1K
7.50¢ / 1K
3.00¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | $0.0300 |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0975 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.8250 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.6000 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $900.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $15.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $75.00).
Benchmarks
#296 of 533
#149 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.028 |
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Sarvam 30B (high) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Nova Micro | 5.9 | $0.061 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5-1B (Reasoning) | 8.8 | — |
| Qwen3 4B 2507 (Reasoning) | 8.8 | — |
| Sarvam 105B (high) | 8.8 | $0.074 |
| Claude 3 Opus | 8.7 | $30.00 |
| Devstral Small (May '25) | 8.7 | — |
| Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental (Feb '25) | 8.7 | — |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) | 8.7 | — |
More from Anthropic
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) | 53.4 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 50.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Fable 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | 49.6 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 41.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 40.7 | $10.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 38.2 | $4.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 31.9 | $10.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) | 30.1 | $6.00 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Claude 3 Opus See Claude 3 Opus on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Claude 3 Opus?
Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic, released 2024-03-04.
How much does Claude 3 Opus cost per million tokens?
Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00 per 1M input tokens and $75.00 per 1M output tokens ($30.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Claude 3 Opus rank on benchmarks?
Claude 3 Opus scores 8.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #296 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Claude 3 Opus?
Yes — Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B scores similar intelligence (6.9) at $0.028/1M blended, versus $30.00/1M for Claude 3 Opus.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Claude 3 Opus comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.