Claude Opus 5
· verified July 26, 2026
public paid api in Generator reasoning coding agents long-context
Provider
Statuspublic
AA Intelligence Index60.7 (July 16, 2026 snapshot)
Released2026-07-24
Context window1M
ModalitiesText + vision
API price $/1M (in / out)$5 / $25 · cache hits $0.50/M; Batch -50%; 128K output
Speedn/a
AccessReleased July 24, 2026 · Claude Pro / Max plans · API $5/$25 per 1M tokens (Fast mode $10/$50)
In one line
Anthropic's fourth release in two months and the new overall #1: tops the AA Intelligence Index (60.7) and the Agentic Index (55.3) with 1M context, default thinking and computer use, at unchanged Opus pricing. Near-Fable quality at half the price.
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