Claude Opus 4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6, API pricing and model comparison

Compare Claude Opus 4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 side by side by input/output token price, context window, benchmark signals, capabilities, and example monthly API cost.

Quick comparison summary

This page compares Claude Opus 4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 in one matrix. Current records: Claude Opus 4.1 on OpenRouter: $15/$75 per 1M tokens, 200K context window; Claude Sonnet 4.6 on Claude API: $3/$15 per 1M tokens, 1000K context window. Prices are estimates—verify official provider pages before production use.

Claude Opus 4.1

anthropic/claude-opus-4.1

OpenRouter

Input: $15.00 / 1M
Output: $75.00 / 1M
Context: 200k
Model page: Details

Claude Sonnet 4.6

claude-sonnet-4-6

Claude API

Input: $3.00 / 1M
Output: $15.00 / 1M
Context: 1m
Model page: Details

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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1

OpenRouter

Input

$15.00 / 1M

Output

$75.00 / 1M

Context

200K

Monthly cost

$3,750.00

Benchmark

1,449LMArena Text Arena

VisionToolsJSONReasoningLong context

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude API

Cheapest (this scenario)

Input

$3.00 / 1M

Output

$15.00 / 1M

Context

1MLargest context

Monthly cost

$750.00

Benchmark

1,470Top benchmarkLMArena Text Arena

VisionToolsReasoningLong context

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1

OpenRouter

Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude API

Input

$15.00 / 1M

$3.00 / 1MCheapest (this scenario)

Output

$75.00 / 1M

$15.00 / 1MCheapest (this scenario)

Context

200K

1MLargest context

Benchmark

1,449

LMArena Text Arena

1,470Top benchmark

LMArena Text Arena

Monthly cost

$3,750.00

$750.00Cheapest (this scenario)

Capabilities

VisionToolsJSONReasoningLong context

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FAQ

Model comparison notes

How do Claude Opus 4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 API prices compare?

Compare input and output prices per 1M tokens side by side. The same underlying model can list different prices by route (Direct API vs OpenRouter); this table uses the selected route records.

Which model looks cheaper?

Scenario cost depends on your input/output mix. The example monthly cost in the table uses default token volumes—adjust with the cost calculator for your traffic.

Are benchmark scores included?

Independent or provider-reported benchmark signals appear when available. Benchmarks do not replace price analysis—evaluate both for your quality requirements.

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