#40 Claude Opus 4.6
medium
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- Cost
- $0.000
- Time
- 300.0s
- Tokens
- 0 tok
Anthropic
Release: 2026-02-05
Tested on: 2026-07-16 22:31
anthropic/claude-opus-4.6::medium
~5T total (~500B active)MoEClosedEstimated Summary
Claude Opus 4.6 scores 7.7 on AI BENCHY and ranks #40. It has 10.0 reliability, a 63.6% pass rate, $3.059 total cost, and 34.27s average response time.
What makes Claude Opus 4.6 unique: It stands out most in General Intelligence, where it ranks #1, while Anti-AI Tricks is its weakest area at #18.
Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~5T total (~500B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. External industry estimate; vendor has not disclosed the architecture.
7.7
Consistency
8.8
10.0
$3.059
Total Output Tokens
100,601
Total Input Tokens
108,615
Input Price
$5.000 / 1M
Output Price
$25.000 / 1M
Flaky tests
3
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 02:08 Re-test | 7.7 | 10.0 | $2.961 | Compare | |
| 2026-07-16 22:31 New test added | 7.7 | 10.0 | $3.059 | Current run | |
| 2026-06-04 13:45 New test added | 7.0 | 10.0 | $2.053 | Compare | |
| 2026-05-22 00:17 Suite changed | 7.2 | 10.0 | $1.896 | Compare | |
| 2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run | 7.6 | N/A | $1.446 | Compare |
This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.
Run comparison
| Run | Benchmark coverage | Score | Consistency | Reliability | Tests Correct | Flaky tests | Total Output Tokens | Total Input Tokens | Total Cost | Response Time (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 22:31 · New test added | 66/66 attempts | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 13/22 | 3 | 100,601 | 108,615 | $3.059 | 34.27s |
| 2026-08-14 02:08 · Re-test | 66/66 attempts | 7.7 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 13/22 | 3 | 96,722 | 108,573 | $2.961 | 32.23s |
| Difference | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | +3879 | +42 | +$0.098 | +2038ms |
These two runs used different benchmark suites, so the deltas reflect both model changes and suite changes.
Price History
Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.
| Date | Input Price | Output Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 15:40 | $5.000 / 1M | $25.000 / 1M |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-AI Tricks | 6.4 | 5.8 | |
| Coding | 5.7 | 7.1 | |
| Combined | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| General Intelligence | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 7.7 | 10.0 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |