Claude Opus 5
By Anthropic · released 2026-07-24 (3 months) · 5 effort levels
4 of 5 on the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayproprietary
- Intelligence index
- 39.40–50.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $1561–$7275
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $5.00 / $25.0
Today
Where Claude Opus 5 stands on the 2026-10-24 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 (Low) | Text, Image | 39.40 | $1561 | 11.8s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| Claude Opus 5 (Medium) | Text, Image | 44.80 | $2732 | 13.1s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) | Compare |
| Claude Opus 5 (High) | Text, Image | 48.10 | $4332 | 21.0s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | Compare |
| Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) | Text, Image | 49.70 | $5868 | 35.3s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | Compare |
| Claude Opus 5 (Max) | Text, Image | 50.80 | $7275 | 50.4s | beaten by Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) | Compare |
Claude Opus 5 effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5 (Low)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5 (Medium)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5 (High)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh)
- Claude Opus 5 (Max) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
Launch day
What Claude Opus 5 did to the frontier on 2026-07-24
Reached the frontier
Claude Opus 5 (Medium) · Claude Opus 5 (High) · Claude Opus 5 (Xhigh) · Claude Opus 5 (Max)
Reached the frontier4 of 5
Impact (hypervolume gained)1.49
Rank, past year's releases#20 of 46
Smartest level50.80
Cheapest level$1561
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
Missed the frontier
| Level | Intelligence | Cost | Beaten by | Intel gap | Cost ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5 (Low) | 39.40 | $1561 | GPT-5.6 Sol (High) | −2.9 | 1.05× |
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