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#28

Claude Opus 5

Anthropic Release: 2026-07-25 Tested on: 2026-10-01 09:25 anthropic/claude-opus-5::medium
~5T total (~500B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(high) (medium) (low) (none)

Summary

Claude Opus 5 scores 9.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #28. It has 10.0 reliability, a 84.1% pass rate, $2.870 total cost, and 13.24s average response time.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
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.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

9.4

Consistency

9.6

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$2.870

Total Output Tokens

43,450

Total Input Tokens

356,605

Input Price

$5.000 / 1M

Output Price

$25.000 / 1M

Cache Read Price

$0.500 / 1M

Cache Write Price

$6.250 / 1M

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 4

Attempt pass rate: 84.1%

Flaky tests

1

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

13.24s

Response Time (max): 78.80s

Response Time (total): 304.46s

Wrong answer: 3 No answer: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#28 Claude Opus 5

medium
Cost
$0.125
Time
69.3s
Tokens
5,134 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-10-01 09:25 Re-test 9.4 10.0 $2.870 Current run
2026-07-25 03:41 Initial run 9.2 10.0 $1.486 Compare

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Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price Cache Read Price Cache Write Price
2026-08-14 12:51 $5.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M N/A N/A
2026-10-01 18:33 $5.000 / 1M $25.000 / 1M $0.500 / 1M $6.250 / 1M

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Agentic 10.0 10.0
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 2.9 7.2
General Intelligence 10.0 10.0
Instructions following 10.0 10.0
Puzzle Solving 10.0 10.0
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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