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Claude Opus 4 API Pricing

Listed on the pricing page as "retired, except on Google Cloud." Not in the current Models Overview comparison tables, so exact apiId/context window/max output were not confirmed this session. Cache write shown is 5m-TTL; 1h-TTL is $30.00/MTok. Batch: $7.50/$37.50 per MTok.

Could not verify pricing on 2026-07-02 — treat these numbers as tentative.

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Facts

DeprecatedUnverified

Specs

  • FamilyClaude Opus
  • API ID—
  • ModalityMultimodal
  • Context window—
  • Max output—
  • Release dateNot published

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

  • Input$15.00 / 1M tokens
  • Output$75.00 / 1M tokens
  • Cached input$1.50 / 1M tokens
  • Cache write$18.75 / 1M tokens
  • Batch discount50%

Capabilities

vision, tool-use

Notes

Listed on the pricing page as "retired, except on Google Cloud." Not in the current Models Overview comparison tables, so exact apiId/context window/max output were not confirmed this session. Cache write shown is 5m-TTL; 1h-TTL is $30.00/MTok. Batch: $7.50/$37.50 per MTok.

Worked cost examples

Estimated monthly cost on three common usage shapes

WorkloadEst. monthly cost

Chatbot

800 input / 200 output tokens per request, 100,000 requests/month

$2,700

RAG pipeline

6,000 input / 700 output tokens per request, 30,000 requests/month

$4,275

Batch summarization

20,000 input / 1,500 output tokens per request, 5,000 requests/month

$2,063

Price history

Changes we have documented since we began tracking

No price changes recorded since we began tracking.

Claude Opus 4 pricing FAQ

How much does Claude Opus 4 cost per 1M tokens?
Claude Opus 4 costs $15.00 per 1M input tokens and $75.00 per 1M output tokens.
How much does Claude Opus 4 cost per request?
A typical request of 800 input and 200 output tokens costs about $0.027 on Claude Opus 4.
Is Claude Opus 4 cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1?
Claude Opus 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 charge the same per input token.
Does Claude Opus 4 have cache pricing?
Yes — cached input reads cost $1.50 per 1M tokens, and cache writes cost $18.75 per 1M tokens.

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