Claude 4 Opus: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Anthropic's Claude 4 Opus and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Claude 4 Opus is of higher intelligence compared to average, with Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index of 47.
Price:Claude 4 Opus is more expensive compared to average with a price of $30.00 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Claude 4 Opus Input token price: $15.00, Output token price: $75.00 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Claude 4 Opus Input token price: $15.00, Output token price: $75.00 per 1M Tokens.
Claude 4 Opus is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 20.9 tokens per second.
Latency:Claude 4 Opus has a lower latency compared to average, taking 1.45s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Claude 4 Opus has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 200k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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