Claude 3 Opus
anthropic The API that serves this model and sets the prices shown here. claude-3-opus-20240229 The model identifier to send in API requests. LLM Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. Large The most capable general-purpose tier of a model family. Retired Apr 27, 2026 This model has been retired and can no longer be relied on.Provider:
Deprecated and retired January 5, 2026. Replacement: claude-opus-4-7.
Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by Anthropic, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
$15.00
$75.00
Closed weights
$7.50 / $37.50
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| Effective | Price |
|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2025 – present | Input cost: $15.00 / 1M, Output cost: $75.00 / 1M, Batch input cost: $7.50 / 1M, Batch output cost: $37.50 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr |
History
Last change detected April 27, 2026 (6 months ago) by an automated scan.
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Frequently asked questions
Claude 3 Opus (Anthropic) costs $15.00 per 1M input tokens and $75.00 per 1M output tokens, as last published by Anthropic.
Claude 3 Opus sits in the large size tier. Size tiers run from micro (small enough to run on a device) through small, medium and large to extra large (frontier flagships), and are assigned from the model's family, naming and limits rather than its price.
No — the weights of Claude 3 Opus have not been released, so it is only available through hosted APIs.
Yes — deprecated Claude 3 Opus on April 27, 2026. Deprecated and retired January 5, 2026. Replacement: claude-opus-4-7.
retired Claude 3 Opus on April 27, 2026.
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