Low-latency assistants, customer support, high-volume text processing, coding assistance, image understanding, and parallel subagent workloads
Type
Lightweight
Context
200K
Reasoning
8/10
Speed
10/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active (latest); retirement not sooner than October 15, 2026
Input
$1 per million input tokens; cache write $1.25 per million tokens for 5 minutes or $2 per million tokens for 1 hour; cache read $0.10 per million tokens
Output
$5 per million output tokens; batch API output pricing is 50% lower
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Complex reasoning, long-running autonomous agents, advanced coding, multi-stage research, document-heavy analysis, and high-value enterprise workflows
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
3/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active; tentative retirement not sooner than 2027-06-09
Input
$10 per million input tokens; $12.50 per million tokens for 5-minute cache writes; $20 per million tokens for 1-hour cache writes; $1 per million tokens for cache reads
Output
$50 per million output tokens; $25 per million output tokens for batch processing
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Long-running agentic coding, demanding reasoning, multistep research, complex document analysis, spreadsheets, presentations, and high-stakes knowledge work
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
5/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Input
$10 per million input tokens; 5-minute cache writes $12.50 per million tokens; 1-hour cache writes $20 per million tokens; cache reads $0.25 per million tokens
Output
$50 per million output tokens; batch output pricing $25 per million tokens
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Advanced cybersecurity, vulnerability research, biology, healthcare, life-sciences research, and long-running technical workflows requiring extensive context and reasoning
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
6/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active; invite-only; preview/beta on Amazon Bedrock
Input
$10 per million input tokens; cached input: $1 per million tokens for cache reads; cache writes: $12.50 per million tokens for 5-minute TTL or $20 per million tokens for 1-hour TTL
Output
$50 per million output tokens; Batch API input and output receive a 50% discount
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Vetted cybersecurity defense, advanced biology and life-sciences research, complex coding, long-running agents, technical investigation, and high-value research workflows
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
4/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active; invitation-only through Project Glasswing and trusted-access programs
Input
$10 per million input tokens; 5-minute cache write $12.50 per million tokens; 1-hour cache write $20 per million tokens; cache read $0.25 per million tokens
Output
$50 per million output tokens; Batch API offers a 50% discount on input and output pricing
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Defensive cybersecurity research, vulnerability discovery, attack-surface auditing, autonomous coding, long-running agents, and large-context analysis.
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
5/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Deprecated; deprecated June 9, 2026. Anthropic recommends migrating to Claude Mythos 5.
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Complex reasoning, agentic coding, repository-scale software work, long-context analysis, research, document and spreadsheet workflows, and enterprise automation
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
5/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active legacy; retirement not sooner than 2027-02-05
Input
$5 per million input tokens; cache write $6.25 per million tokens for 5 minutes or $10 per million tokens for 1 hour; cache read $0.50 per million tokens
Output
$25 per million output tokens; Batch API input and output pricing discounted 50%
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Complex agentic coding, code review, enterprise analysis, long-context research, document workflows, financial and legal reasoning, and multi-step tool-using applications.
Type
General Purpose
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
6/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active legacy; Anthropic recommends migration to Claude Opus 5.5. Retirement is scheduled no sooner than 2027-07-24.
Input
$5 per million tokens; cache writes $6.25 per million tokens for 5 minutes or $10 per million tokens for 1 hour; cache reads $0.50 per million tokens; batch input receives a 50% discount.
Output
$25 per million tokens; batch output receives a 50% discount.
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Long-running agentic coding, repository-scale software engineering, code review, knowledge work, multimodal document analysis, and tool-using applications
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
7/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Input
$4 per million input tokens
Output
$20 per million output tokens
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Complex software engineering, coding agents, multi-step research, computer-use workflows, enterprise analysis, visual document understanding, and high-value tool-using applications.
Type
Reasoning
Context
200K
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
7/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Input
$5 per million input tokens
Output
$25 per million output tokens
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Complex reasoning, agentic coding, repository-scale software engineering, research, document analysis, computer-use workflows, and high-stakes knowledge work
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
6/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active legacy; migration to Claude Opus 5.5 recommended
Input
$5 per million input tokens; 5-minute cache write $6.25 per million; 1-hour cache write $10 per million; cache read $0.50 per million; Batch API $2.50 per million
Output
$25 per million output tokens; Batch API $12.50 per million
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Complex reasoning, agentic coding, long-horizon workflows, enterprise knowledge work, document analysis, vision tasks, and computer-use agents
Type
Reasoning
Context
1M
Reasoning
10/10
Speed
6/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active legacy model; migration to newer Opus models is recommended for new deployments
Input
$5 per million input tokens
Output
$25 per million output tokens
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Complex coding, software agents, computer-use workflows, visual document analysis, research, and long-running multi-step tasks
Type
Coding
Context
200K
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
8/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Legacy; still available as of 2026-09-24; migration to Claude Sonnet 5 recommended
Input
$3 per million tokens; cache write $3.75 per million tokens for 5 minutes or $6 per million tokens for 1 hour; cache read $0.30 per million tokens
Output
$15 per million tokens; Message Batches API offers a 50% discount on input and output pricing
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Agentic coding, software engineering, browser and computer-use workflows, long-context analysis, tool-driven automation, and high-volume assistants
Type
General Purpose
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
9/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Current and generally available
Input
$2 per million input tokens
Output
$10 per million output tokens
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Agentic coding, computer use, long-context document analysis, enterprise knowledge work, structured extraction, and high-volume applications needing strong reasoning at Sonnet-tier pricing
Type
General Purpose
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
8/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Status
Active legacy; Anthropic recommends migration to Claude Sonnet 5
Input
$3 per million input tokens
Output
$15 per million output tokens
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Fast coding agents, long-context analysis, image-aware workflows, document creation, and tool-enabled business applications
Type
General Purpose
Context
1M
Reasoning
9/10
Speed
9/10
Multimodal
Image input
Tool use
Input
$2 per million tokens
Output
$10 per million tokens
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