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Released July 2026

Claude Opus 5: Release Intelligence, Performance & Price

The Claude Opus 5 release offers 5 models, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across the 5 models.

  • For intelligence, the top model of Claude Opus 5 is Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 51.
  • For output speed, the fastest model is Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) at 50 t/s.
  • For latency, Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) at 2.73s offers the lowest time to first answer token.
  • For pricing, Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort) at $1.10 offers the lowest cost per task. Prices vary up to 5.3x across models.

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Claude Opus 5
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

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Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
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51
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1M
$3.9
50
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Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Xhigh Effort)
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50
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1M
$3.9
49
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Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, High Effort)
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48
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1M
$3.9
49
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Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)
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45
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1M
$3.9
48
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Claude Opus 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Low Effort)
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40
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1M
$3.9
47
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