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Claude Opus 4.6

Brought a 1M-token context and best-in-class long-context recall to Opus.

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Overall Intelligence

#24

of 56
9.7 pts behind #1

0

races led

200

weeks at #1

79.0

score

Released
Feb 5, 2026
9 mo ago
Context
1M
64K max output
Price
$5 / $25
per 1M in/out · $10.00 blended
Speed
62 tok/s
5s to first token
Modalities
text · image
outputs text
Weights
Closed
API and apps

The 30-second version

Brought a 1M-token context and best-in-class long-context recall to Opus.

Key takeaways
  • 1Brought a 1M-token context and best-in-class long-context recall to Opus.

Where it ranks

Current snapshot · illustrative scores · click any race to watch it

CodingHard ReasoningMathScienceWriting & LanguageMultimodalTool Use & AgentsLong ContextTrust & FactualitySpeed & Cost

Opus 4.6Best on each axis

Overall Intelligence over time

#1 frontierOpus 4.6GPT-6 LunaHaiku 5.5
55.060.065.070.075.080.085.090.02025Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’252026Apr ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26

Update history

The distilled version first; open any release for the deeper breakdown.

The Claude Opus family

Opus 4May 2025Opus 4.1August 2025Opus 4.5November 2025Opus 4.6February 2026Opus 4.8May 2026Opus 5July 2026Opus 5.5September 2026