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Anthropic ↗Released March 4, 2024

Claude 3 Opus

#7 Arena RankUndisclosed parameters

Claude 3 Opus ranks in the top 10 on the Arena leaderboard. Context window: 0.2K tokens.

Context

200K

Input

$15.00

Key Specifications

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Arena Rank

#7

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Context Window

200K

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Input Price

per 1M tokens

$15.00

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Output Price

per 1M tokens

$75.00

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Parameters

Undisclosed

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Open Source

No

Best For

Complex analysisresearchnuanced writing

About Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Opus, developed by Anthropic, is the most capable model in the Claude 3 generation with a 200K token context window. The model specializes in complex analysis, research synthesis, nuanced writing, and tasks requiring deep comprehension of lengthy documents. Claude 3 Opus demonstrated state-of-the-art performance when released, matching or exceeding GPT-4 on multiple benchmarks including MMLU and HumanEval. Its Constitutional AI training approach emphasizes safety and accuracy while maintaining strong creative and analytical capabilities. Priced at $15.00 per million input tokens and $75.00 per million output tokens, it targets enterprise use cases where output quality justifies premium pricing. Claude 3 Opus ranks #7 on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, reflecting its position among the most capable language models available.

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Pricing per 1M tokens

Input Tokens

$15.00

Output Tokens

$75.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Claude 3 Opus?▾
Claude 3 Opus, developed by Anthropic, is the most capable model in the Claude 3 generation with a 200K token context window. The model specializes in complex analysis, research synthesis, nuanced writing, and tasks requiring deep comprehension of lengthy documents. Claude 3 Opus demonstrated state-of-the-art performance when released, matching or exceeding GPT-4 on multiple benchmarks including MMLU and HumanEval. Its Constitutional AI training approach emphasizes safety and accuracy while maintaining strong creative and analytical capabilities. Priced at $15.00 per million input tokens and $75.00 per million output tokens, it targets enterprise use cases where output quality justifies premium pricing. Claude 3 Opus ranks #7 on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, reflecting its position among the most capable language models available.
How much does Claude 3 Opus cost?▾
Input pricing for Claude 3 Opus is $15.00 per million tokens; output runs $75.00. Token-based pricing means you can scale up or down without a fixed commitment.
What is Claude 3 Opus's context window?▾
The context window for Claude 3 Opus is 200K tokens. That's the maximum amount of text you can feed into a single prompt, including system instructions, conversation history, and the actual query.
Is Claude 3 Opus open source?▾
Claude 3 Opus is closed-source and accessible only via Anthropic's API. Proprietary models trade deployment flexibility for convenience — Anthropic handles the infrastructure.
What is Claude 3 Opus best for?▾
The sweet spot for Claude 3 Opus is: Complex analysis, research, nuanced writing. If your workload fits one of these categories, it's worth benchmarking against alternatives.