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Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 5: pricing comparison

Claude Opus 5.5 costs 20% less than Claude Opus 5 for a typical 1,000-input, 500-output request. Here is how the two compare on price, context and discounts.

Prices last updated:

Claude Opus 5.5Claude Opus 5
ProviderAnthropicAnthropic
Input per 1M tokens$4.00$5.00
Output per 1M tokens$20.00$25.00
Context window1M1M
Batch discount50% off50% off
Typical request (1,000 in / 500 out)$0.014$0.0175
Monthly at 1,000 requests/day$420.00$525.00

Claude Opus 5.5: Successor to Claude Opus 5 at a lower per-token price.

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Claude Opus 5.5 per request
$0.014
Per month
$420.00
Claude Opus 5 per request
$0.0175
Per month
$525.00

Cost by task

Cost per 1,000 requests at standard prices.
TaskTokens (in / out)Claude Opus 5.5Claude Opus 5
Short chat reply500 / 300$8.00$10.00
RAG answer6,000 / 600$36.00$45.00
Summarize a long document12,000 / 1,000$68.00$85.00
Output-heavy generation1,000 / 4,000$84.00$105.00

Output tokens usually dominate the bill — see input vs output token cost.

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Opus 5.5 or Claude Opus 5 cheaper?
Claude Opus 5.5 is cheaper for a typical request of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens: $0.014 versus $0.0175 for Claude Opus 5, about 20% less.
What are the per-token prices of Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Opus 5?
Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4.00 input and $20.00 output per million tokens. Claude Opus 5 costs $5.00 input and $25.00 output per million tokens.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 5.5 or Claude Opus 5?
Both accept 1M tokens of context.

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