Claude Opus 5.5 pricing & specs

Anthropic · released 2026-09-22 · ● verified 2026-10-11

input / 1M$4.00
output / 1M$20.00
context1M
max output128K

// price history ($/1M tokens)

$23.00
input $/1Moutput $/1M2026-09-22 → 2026-10-11

// cheaper or similar alternatives

modelinoutctxvs Claude Opus 5.5
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.401.05M−97.8%
Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10$0.501M−97.5%
GPT-6 Luna$0.10$0.501.05M−97.5%
GLM-5.3-Flash$0.15$0.501M−97%
GPT-5.6 Luna$0.20$1.201.05M−94.4%
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// price by host

hostin $/1Mout $/1M
Amazon Bedrock$4.00$20.00
Azure$4.00$20.00
Google Vertex AI$4.00$20.00

// faq

How much does Claude Opus 5.5 cost?

Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.00 per million output tokens. At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $400.

What is the context window of Claude Opus 5.5?

1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens per request.

Does Claude Opus 5.5 support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.20 per million and cache writes cost $5.00 per million.

What are cheaper alternatives to Claude Opus 5.5?

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10 in / $0.40 out), Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 in / $0.50 out), GPT-6 Luna ($0.10 in / $0.50 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.

// spec sheet

input / 1M
$4.00
output / 1M
$20.00
cache read / 1M
$0.20
cache write / 1M
$5.00
blended (3:1)
$8.00
context
1M
max output
128K
input types
text · image · pdf
reasoning
yes
tool calling
yes
structured output
yes
open weights
no
knowledge cutoff
2026-06
price source
Anthropic

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// cost calculator

modelin $/1Mout $/1M= monthly
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite$0.10$0.40$9.00
Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10$0.50$10.00
GPT-6 Luna$0.10$0.50$10.00
Claude Opus 5.5$4.00$20.00$400

Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.