ModelPricing.aiClaude Opus 5 API Pricing
Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens on the Anthropic Claude API. Prices are tracked from the official Anthropic Claude pricing table and used by the ModelPricing.ai estimation API, so this page and the API always quote the same numbers. See all Anthropic Claude model pricing or the full LLM pricing comparison.
Claude Opus 5 Pricing Per Million Tokens
| Tier | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache read / 1M | Cache write / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.500 | $6.25 |
What Claude Opus 5 Costs In Practice
Monthly cost at three representative workloads, using the standard text rate in effect today.
| Workload | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Light — 1M in / 200K out | $10.00 |
| Moderate — 10M in / 2M out | $100.00 |
| Heavy — 100M in / 20M out | $1000.00 |
Need your own numbers? Use the LLM cost calculator or call the estimation API directly.
Compare Claude Opus 5 With Other Models
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Claude Opus 5 Pricing FAQ
How much does Claude Opus 5 cost per token?
Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens on the Anthropic Claude API. That works out to $0.0050 per thousand input tokens.
How much does it cost to run Claude Opus 5 per month?
At 1M in / 200K out per month, Claude Opus 5 costs about $10.00. A heavier workload of 100M input and 20M output tokens costs about $1000.00.
Does Claude Opus 5 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.500 per million on Claude Opus 5, compared with $5.00 per million for uncached input.
Estimate Claude Opus 5 costs programmatically
POST a token count to /v1/estimate with model claude-opus-5 and get a priced breakdown back, promotions
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