Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) API Pricing
Anthropic · released 2025-11-24
Pricing
0.500¢ / 1K
2.50¢ / 1K
1.00¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | $0.0100 |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0325 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.2750 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.2000 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $300.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $5.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $25.00).
Benchmarks
#53 of 533
#18 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M3 | 29.2 | $0.525 |
| Solar Pro 4 | 28.2 | $0.525 |
| Inkling Small | 27.8 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
| Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha | 26.8 | $0.563 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 29.7 | $4.50 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| MiniMax-M3 | 29.2 | $0.525 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) | 29.1 | $10.00 |
| MiMo-V2-Pro | 28.6 | — |
| GPT-5.2 Codex (xhigh) | 28.5 | $4.813 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | $2.925 |
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 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) is developed by Anthropic, released 2025-11-24.
How much does Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) cost per million tokens?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens ($10.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) rank on benchmarks?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) scores 29.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #53 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)?
Yes — MiniMax-M3 scores similar intelligence (29.2) at $0.525/1M blended, versus $10.00/1M for Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.