Model comparison
Claude Opus 4 vs Claude 4 Sonnet
Capability radar, value bars, and side-by-side posture.
Claude Opus 4
Not scored
value score
Claude 4 Sonnet
91
value score
Claude Opus 4 ctx
200K
Claude 4 Sonnet ctx
200K
Capability radar
Value · context · multimodal · openness · speed posture
Value head-to-head
- Claude 4 Sonnet91
Attribute tape
| Field | Claude Opus 4 | Claude 4 Sonnet |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Context | 200K | 200K |
| Modalities | Text, Code, Image | |
| Openness | Closed | Proprietary Model |
| Speed | — | Fast |
| Price | $15/1M in · $75/1M out | $3/1M in · $15/1M out |
| Value score | — | 91 |
| Summary | Claude Opus 4 is Anthropic's flagship frontier large language model optimized for coding, complex reasoning, and long-horizon agentic workflows. It features a hybrid reasoning architecture with both near-instant and extended-thinking modes, and is Anthropic's highest-capability model in the Claude 4 generation. | Balanced Claude model for coding and agents. |