Claude Opus 4.6

Claude Opus 4.6 is a powerful new AI model from Anthropic, released on February 5, 2026. It's designed to be highly reliable and precise, especially for tasks involving computer coding, AI agents, and business processes. This advanced model can handle a massive amount of information, with a context window of 1 million tokens, meaning it can remember and process very long conversations or documents. It's currently available for developers to try out.

Benefits

Claude Opus 4.6 offers significant improvements for demanding tasks. It excels at generating production-ready code with less need for supervision, making it easier for senior engineers to handle complex coding projects. For AI agents, it can manage longer and more complicated sequences of tasks with fewer mistakes, adapting as situations change. In business settings, it provides consistent quality for important work, helping with tasks like managing documents and spreadsheets, analyzing financial data, understanding charts, and conducting research.

Use Cases

This model is ideal for professional software engineers who need to write and debug code efficiently. It's also suited for creating sophisticated AI agents that can operate autonomously and reliably. Businesses can use Claude Opus 4.6 for high-stakes tasks that require accuracy and consistency, such as detailed data analysis, complex document processing, and in-depth research.

Pricing

Claude Opus 4.6 is available to consumers and businesses through various Claude plans. Developers can access it through the Claude Developer Platform and other cloud services. The pricing starts at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, with options for cost savings. Special pricing is available for US-only use.

Vibes

Customers have reported that Claude Opus 4.6 shows major progress in areas like planning for AI agents, reasoning, coding large projects, and handling difficult requests. It has also shown strong performance in cybersecurity, legal analysis, and managing tasks automatically. Users appreciate its improved design quality and ability to handle long-running tasks, as well as its effectiveness in areas like biopharma research.

Additional Information

Claude Opus 4.6 has achieved top scores in various benchmarks, including industry-leading results in computer-using capabilities. Anthropic has worked with outside experts to ensure the model is safe, secure, and dependable. The model's 'extended thinking' mode is particularly useful for complex tasks where accuracy is more important than speed, helping users understand how the AI arrives at its answers.