Model comparison
Claude Opus 4 vs Claude 3 Opus
- Input
- $15.00
- Output
- $75.00
- Context
- 200K
- Released
- 2025-05-22
- Input
- $15.00
- Output
- $75.00
- Context
- 200K
- Released
- 2024-03-04
Claude Opus 4 scores higher on 3 of the 3 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $15 per 1M input tokens.
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 4 | Claude 3 Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Anthropic | Anthropicsame |
| Released | 2025-05-22 | 2024-03-04 |
| Context window | 200K | 200Ksame |
| Max output | 32K | 4K |
| Input price | $15.00 | $15.00same |
| Output price | $75.00 | $75.00same |
| Parameters | Undisclosed | |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietarysame |
| Weights | API only | API onlysame |
| Modalities | Text, Vision | Text, Visionsame |
| Knowledge cutoff | not published | August 2023 |
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4 | Claude 3 Opus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 74.9% | 50.4% |
| MMLU | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| MMMU | 73.7% | 59.4% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Claude Opus 4 if…
- You care about GPQA Diamond, MMLU, MMMU (it scores higher on 3 shared benchmarks).
- Your use case is: autonomous and agentic coding workflows.
Pick Claude 3 Opus if…
- Your use case is: complex reasoning, analysis and long-document understanding over the 200K window.
FAQ
Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Claude 3 Opus?
Claude Opus 4 scores higher on 3 of the 3 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $15 per 1M input tokens. The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How do Claude Opus 4 and Claude 3 Opus pricing compare?
Claude Opus 4: $15.00 input, $75.00 output. Claude 3 Opus: $15.00 input, $75.00 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Claude Opus 4 and Claude 3 Opus?
Claude Opus 4 offers 200K with up to 32K output; Claude 3 Opus offers 200K with up to 4K output.
Is Claude Opus 4 newer than Claude 3 Opus?
Claude Opus 4 was released 2025-05-22; Claude 3 Opus was released 2024-03-04.