Claude 3 Opus overview
Claude 3 Opus by Anthropic
Claude-3-Opus API excels in complex reasoning, coding, and multilingual communication.
Claude 3 Opus specs
- Developer
- Anthropic
- Input
- Text, Image
- Output
- Text
- API
- OpenAI-compatible, base URL
https://api.aimlapi.com/v1
Basic Information
Model Type: Multimodal AI (text and image processing)
Overview:
Claude-3-Opus is a highly capable AI model designed to process and analyze both text and image data. It excels in tasks requiring complex reasoning, mathematical problem-solving, coding, and multilingual text understanding.
Key Features:
- Multimodal capabilities: Processes images alongside text for richer context analysis.
- Superior performance on benchmarks like GPQA, MMLU, and MMMU.
- Improved fluency in non-English languages, enhancing global usability.
- Seamless integration with cloud services and custom workflows.
Technical Details
- Uses a blend of unsupervised and supervised learning techniques, integrating Constitutional AI for ethical alignment.
- Trained on a mix of public internet data and proprietary datasets as of August 2023, with a focus on ethical data usage and diversity.
- Sets new standards in AI benchmarks, excelling in tasks requiring reasoning, language processing, and coding abilities.
- Demonstrates superior performance compared to previous models in the Claude series and other contemporaneous AI models.
Ethical Considerations
- Developed under Anthropic’s Responsible AI Use and Scaling Policy to ensure ethical use and deployment.
Licensing
- Commercial and non-commercial licensing options are available.
References: Anthropic Model-Card
Use cases
- Advanced reasoning: Deep analysis across long documents
- Multimodal workflows: Accept both text and image inputs
- Coding and debugging: Generate, review code, execute logic tasks
- Task automation: Plan and invoke API-like tasks
- Research & planning: Brainstorming and hypothesis generation
Capabilities
- Function calling
- Streaming
- Structured outputs
Claude 3 Opus benchmarks by
Artificial Analysis
See how Claude 3 Opus scores on independent evaluations. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.
Benchmark results
Compare 16 models available on AI/ML API across 5 independent benchmarks.
Humanity's Last Exam
Expert-written questions across academic subjects.
GPQA Diamond
Graduate-level science questions written to resist web search.
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming problems published after training cutoffs.
MMLU-Pro
Multiple-choice knowledge and reasoning across 14 subjects.
MATH-500
Competition mathematics problems.
Claude 3 Opus API pricing
| Usage | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $15.75 | 1M tokens |
| Output | $78.75 | 1M tokens |
Claude 3 Opus is unlisted on AI/ML API. The rates apply to existing integrations; the models below are current alternatives.
Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
Claude 3 Opus vs other models: token prices
AI/ML API input and output rates for 5 models, per million tokens.
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| $15.75 | $78.75 | |
| $0.1 | $0.5 | |
| $2 | $10 | |
| $4 | $20 | |
| $10 | $50 |
Related articles
Claude 3 Opus FAQ
Does Claude 3 Opus support streaming?
Yes, Claude 3 Opus can stream responses as they are generated.
Does Claude 3 Opus support tool calling and structured outputs?
Yes, Claude 3 Opus supports both function calling and structured outputs.
Who created Claude 3 Opus?
Claude 3 Opus was built by Anthropic.

