Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens. Its context window is 1,000,000 tokens. Claude Opus 5.5 has no announced retirement. Anthropic says it will not retire it before Sep 22, 2027. Checked 2026-10-21.
"For long-running agentic coding and knowledge work"
Facts
| API model ID | claude-opus-5-5 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic | Source |
| Input price | $4.00 per 1M tokens | Source |
| Output price | $20 per 1M tokens | Source |
| Cached input price | $0.20 per 1M tokens | Source |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | Source |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | Source |
| Inputs | Text, Images | Source |
| Released | Sep 22, 2026 | Source |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2026 | Source |
| Retirement | Active. Anthropic says not retired before Sep 22, 2027. | Source |
What replaces it, and what it replaces
- Anthropic has not named a replacement.
- For older models that already have shutdown dates, see our AI model retirement dates calendar.
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Epoch AI, which scores every vendor's models the same way. The rank compares Claude Opus 5.5 with the other models on our AI models page.
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 5.5 |
|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index One score that combines many benchmarks, such as math, science, and coding tests, into a single scale. Epoch sets Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 130 and GPT-5 at 150. | 168.83 Rank 1 of 17 models here |
| GPQA Diamond 198 hard multiple-choice questions in biology, chemistry, and physics, written by PhD-level experts. Guessing scores 25%. We show the highest score for each model across the reasoning settings Epoch ran. | 90.6% Rank 10 of 16 models here |
Scores are Epoch AI's, not ours. Source: Epoch AI, Capabilities and benchmarking, from its public data download, checked 2026-10-21. Used under CC BY 4.0. We drew the charts. A benchmark is one test, so run your own inputs before you choose.
What it costs for your workload
At 10,000 requests a month of 5,000 input and 500 output tokens, Claude Opus 5.5 costs about $390 a month. Change the numbers to match yours.
Monthly cost estimate
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Claude Opus 5.5 $390 a month
$39 per 1,000 requests
List prices checked 2026-10-21, standard tier, no caching, no batch discount. Claude 4.7 and later count about 30% more tokens for the same text, so their rows include that. Long-prompt prices apply where the vendor sets them.
Compare it
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Questions clients ask
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Ask us anythingHow much does Claude Opus 5.5 cost?
$4.00 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens at list price. At 10,000 requests a month of 5,000 input and 500 output tokens, that is about $390 a month. Checked 2026-10-21.
What is the context window of Claude Opus 5.5?
1,000,000 tokens, with up to 128,000 output tokens per request.
When will Claude Opus 5.5 be retired?
No retirement is announced. Anthropic says retirement will be no sooner than Sep 22, 2027, and it gives at least 60 days' notice.
Can Claude Opus 5.5 read images or PDFs?
Anthropic lists these inputs: text, images. PDF is not listed as an input type on the model page.
Building on Claude Opus 5.5?
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