claude-opus-4 vs claude-opus-4.1
Input price
$15.00
$15.00
Output price
$75.00
$75.00
Context window
200K
200K
Throughput
139 tok/s
137 tok/s
Availability
98.4%
98.0%
Cost / task
$0.068
$0.068
Efficiency score
76
76
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-OPUS-4
CLAUDE-OPUS-4.
Chat assistant
$13,500
$13,500
RAG / long context
$24,750
$24,750
Agent / tool use
$37,800
$37,800
Efficiency score: claude-opus-4
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-opus-4 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is claude-opus-4 or claude-opus-4.1 cheaper?+
claude-opus-4 has the lower input price — $15.00 vs $15.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, claude-opus-4 or claude-opus-4.1?+
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-opus-4 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.