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Claude Opus Pricing 2026

Anthropic · Claude Opus 4.7

Claude Opus costs $100/month for Max 5×, $200/month for Max 20×. API access starts at $15.00 per 1M input tokens. Frontier reasoning model. 5× the cost of Sonnet for ~5pt benchmark lift.

Free tier
$0
  • Not available on free tier
  • Free-tier score: 1/5
Max 5×
$100/mo
  • Full access to Claude Opus 4.7
  • Context window: 1M tokens
  • Web search
  • File upload
Max 20×
$200/mo
  • Higher rate limits
  • Priority access
  • Full agent tooling
  • Code execution sandbox
API pricing
$15.00per 1M input tokens
$75.00per 1M output tokens
~$30.00est. per 1M in + 200K out
Context window
1M
Knowledge cutoff
2026-03
Intelligence Index
98.8
Free tier
1/5
Open weights
No

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FAQ

How much does Claude Opus cost?

Claude Opus costs $100/month for the Max 5× plan, and $200/month for the Max 20× plan. API: $15.00 per 1M input tokens, $75.00 per 1M output tokens.

Is Claude Opus free?

Not available on free tier. Free access is limited or unavailable.

What's a cheaper alternative to Claude Opus?

The cheapest alternatives are DeepSeek (api only), Meta AI (free), and Qwen (plus). Or skip the choice entirely — Perspective AI bundles Claude Opus and 13 other AI models for $14.99/month.

Or skip the choice

Get Claude Opus plus 13 other AI models — $14.99/month.

Use Claude Opus alongside Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, and more in one app. Switch mid-conversation. No per-vendor logins, no separate bills.

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