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Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic’s highest-capability Claude tier for difficult reasoning, long-form synthesis, and premium agent work.

Overall score
94
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Context window
200K tokens
Speed
Deliberate
Input pricing
$15 / 1M input tokens
Output pricing
$75 / 1M output tokens

Score breakdown

Capability97
Use-case fit94
Cost efficiency71
Speed76
Reliability94
Agent readiness95
Ecosystem92

Scores combine benchmark signals, product experience, and editorial weighting. Use them as a practical guide, not an absolute truth claim.

Best for

CodingResearchAgent automation

Works with

Claude CodeAnthropic APILangGraphMCP clients

Modalities

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Sources & trust

Officially verified core fields
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Last verified: Apr 9, 2026

Strengths

  • Top-tier reasoning and synthesis for hard tasks.
  • Strong fit for premium research and coding workflows.

Things to watch

  • Premium pricing makes cost control important.
  • Often better reserved for escalation rather than every request.

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