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Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 halves cost-per-task, maintains token prices

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Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5, maintaining the same pricing as Opus 4.8 at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, which is half the cost of Claude Fable 5. The company emphasizes cost per completed task rather than per token, highlighting improved efficiency and performance at a lower price point. This move is seen as a response to market pressures, with competitors like Kimi K3 and routing technologies from Cursor and Meta also focusing on cost-effectiveness. AI

IMPACT This release intensifies competition on cost-efficiency, potentially lowering operational expenses for businesses utilizing advanced AI models.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 halves cost-per-task, maintains token prices

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  1. dev.to — Anthropic tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jahanzaib ·

    Claude Opus 5 Pricing Halved the Frontier. Your Agent Bill Probably Won't Move.

    <blockquote> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p> </blockquote> <ul> <li><p>Claude Opus 5 pricing is $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Identical to Opus 4.8, and exactly half of Claude Fable 5.</p></li> <li><p>Anthropic's own announcement argues cost…

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