Claude Opus 5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 5.5Claude Opus 4.6
Performance score1507 pts (#1)1504 pts (#2)
Usage · 7 days3.83T tokens (#9)Outside usage top 30
Output price$20 per 1M tokens$25 per 1M tokens
Input price$4 per 1M tokens$5 per 1M tokens
Context length1M tokens1M tokens
ReleasedSep 22, 2026Feb 4, 2026

Source: OpenRouter (usage Oct 2 – 8 · prices), Arena (performance · quality) · CC BY 4.0. Prices are converted at fixed exchange rates.