Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) API Pricing
Anthropic · released 2025-11-24
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Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) price
0.500¢ / 1K
2.50¢ / 1K
1.00¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | $0.0100 |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0325 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.2750 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.2000 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $300.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $5.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $25.00).
Benchmarks
#65 of 547
#18 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax-M3 | 29.2 | $0.525 |
| Solar Pro 4 | 28.2 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
| Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha (based on Qwen3.5 397B A17B) | 26.8 | $0.563 |
| Quasar 438B (Max, Based on GLM-5.2) | 26.7 | $0.90 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview | 29.7 | $4.50 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| MiniMax-M3 | 29.2 | $0.525 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) | 29.1 | $10.00 |
| MiMo-V2-Pro | 28.6 | — |
| GPT-5.2 Codex (Xhigh) | 28.5 | $4.813 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | — |
More from Anthropic
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | 57.6 | $8.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | 56.0 | $4.00 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) | 53.4 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 5 (Max) | 50.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | 49.6 | $20.00 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) | 43.4 | $0.20 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) | 41.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 (Max) | 40.7 | $10.00 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) See Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) is developed by Anthropic, released 2025-11-24.
How much does Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) cost per million tokens?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens ($10.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) API price?
The Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) API price is $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens ($10.00 per 1M blended).
How much does Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about $0.0100 on Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning), at $5.00/1M input and $25.00/1M output.
Is Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) free?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)'s official API list price is $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Anthropic's site for those.
How does Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) rank on benchmarks?
Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) scores 29.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #65 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)?
Yes — MiniMax-M3 scores similar intelligence (29.2) at $0.525/1M blended, versus $10.00/1M for Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.