Claude Opus 4.6
by Anthropicanthropic/claude-opus-4.6
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- Context length
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Maximum output
- 128,000 tokens
- Accepts
- Text, Image, File
- Returns
- Text
- Features
- ReasoningJSON outputTool callingPrompt cachingImage input
- Reasoning effort levels
maxhighmediumlownoneReasoning can be turned off.- Released
- 4 Feb 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
Model facts synced from the OpenRouter model list on 21 Oct 2026.
Claude Opus 4.6 pricing by route
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| Route | On LLMCompare | Inputper 1M tokens | Outputper 1M tokens | Cache readper 1M tokens | Cache writeper 1M tokens | Price verified on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterDefault | Not configured | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.50 | $6.25 | openrouter.ai/anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 |
The cost shown in an LLMCompare report is calculated from these prices as they were at the time of the run.
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- Cost per call
- $0.0175
- 21 credits
- Cost of 100 calls
- $1.75
- 2,100 credits
Calculated from the OpenRouter prices verified on 21 Oct 2026. Credits are the cost plus a 20% service fee, at $0.001 per credit, rounded up for each call, with a minimum of 1 per call. A real run is charged for the usage the provider reports.
Parameters you can set
These are the parameters LLMCompare can set when it calls the model through OpenRouter.
| Parameter | Type | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
temperature | Number | 0 to 2in steps of 0.1 | Provider default |
top_p | Number | 0 to 1in steps of 0.05 | Provider default |
max_tokens | Integer | 1 to 128,000 | Provider default |
reasoning_effort | One of | maxhighmediumlownone | high |
response_format | One of | textjson_object | Provider default |
About Claude Opus 4.6
Opus 4.6 is Anthropic’s strongest model for coding and long-running professional tasks. It is built for agents that operate across entire workflows rather than single prompts, making it especially effective...
Description as published for this model. LLMCompare has not edited it.
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Questions about Claude Opus 4.6
- How much does Claude Opus 4.6 cost?
- On the OpenRouter route, Claude Opus 4.6 costs $5.00 per 1 million input tokens and $25.00 per 1 million output tokens, in US dollars. Input tokens that Claude Opus 4.6 reads from the prompt cache cost $0.50 per 1 million tokens. LLMCompare verified this price on 21 Oct 2026.
- What is the context length of Claude Opus 4.6?
- Claude Opus 4.6 has a context length of 1,000,000 tokens and returns up to 128,000 output tokens in one call.
- What inputs does Claude Opus 4.6 accept?
- Claude Opus 4.6 accepts these inputs: Text, Image, File. Claude Opus 4.6 returns: Text.
- Which reasoning effort levels does Claude Opus 4.6 support?
- Claude Opus 4.6 supports these reasoning effort levels: max, high, medium, low, none. Reasoning can be turned off for Claude Opus 4.6.
- Can I test Claude Opus 4.6 on my own data?
- Not yet. LLMCompare lists the prices and parameters of Claude Opus 4.6, but no route to Claude Opus 4.6 is configured on LLMCompare, so it cannot be selected for an evaluation.