Claude Opus 5 API pricing
5 providers serve Claude Opus 5. Claude Opus 5 is a proprietary API model, up to 1000K context. Prices below are per 1M tokens, cheapest input first.
Refreshed 2026-08-15 · list prices from provider APIsAbout Claude Opus 5
Claude Opus 5 was listed on the marketplace 2026-07-24 by Anthropic. It is a text+image+file → text model with a 1000K-token context window.
| Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Cache read $/1M | Context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00output floor | $0.500 | 1000K | Use |
| Azure AI Foundry | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.500 | 1000K | Use |
| Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.500 | 1000K | Use |
| Google Vertex AI | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.500 | 1000K | Use |
| OpenRouter marketplace quote | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.500 | 1000K | Use |
Price since listing
First tracked input floor: $5.00/1M on 2026-07-25. Latest: $5.00/1M on 2026-08-15 (22 days tracked).
The cheapest way to run Claude Opus 5
On an illustrative 70M-input / 30M-output monthly workload, today's lowest listed cost is roughly $1100/month — the same at AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Anthropic and 2 more. Input-heavy, output-heavy and cache-heavy workloads can produce different winners. Use the live mix calculator below rather than combining floors from two different providers. It is API-only, so the table above is your full set of options. Run your own numbers in the breakeven calculator, or read the breakeven math.
Your actual monthly cost
Cache read uses the listed cache rate where available; otherwise it falls back to normal input price. Batch, write-cache, volume and negotiated discounts are excluded.
Related models
| Model | Cheapest in $/1M | Cheapest out $/1M | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude-3.7-Sonnet | $3.00 | $15.00 | 10 |
| Claude Sonnet 4 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 10 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $3.00 | $15.00 | 10 |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | 9 |
| Claude Opus 4 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 9 |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $5.00 | $25.00 | 8 |
FAQ
What is the cheapest API for Claude Opus 5?
As of 2026-08-15, the lowest input price for Claude Opus 5, $5.00 per 1M tokens, is the same list price at AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Anthropic and 2 more. The lowest output price, $25.00 per 1M tokens, is likewise shared by the same providers. The cheapest provider for a real workload depends on its input/output mix.
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