Head to head
Claude Opus 5 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5
Live prices, context windows, capabilities, and measured quality — updated continuously.
Side by side
| Metric | Claude Opus 5 Anthropic | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/M tokens | $5.00 | $2.00 |
| Output $/M tokens | $25.00 | $10.00 |
| Context window | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Max output | 128K | 128K |
| WM Score | 93 | 87 |
| Benchmark quality | 97.2 | 85.5 |
| Hosts serving it | 5 | 5 |
| Throughput (tok/s) | 66 | 73 |
| Latency (ms) | 2948 | 1182 |
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Which should you pick?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 costs less per million input tokens — about 2.5× cheaper than Claude Opus 5. Claude Opus 5 scores higher on measured quality. Prices here are live list prices; the same model can cost less on a different host, so check the model page for the cheapest offering.