Claude 3 Opus vs Claude Opus 4
Compare Claude 3 Opus and Claude Opus 4, both from Anthropic, context windows of 200K vs 200K, tested across 12 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Claude Opus 4?
Claude 3 Opus and Claude Opus 4 are both competitive models. Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4. Context windows: 200K vs 200K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Opus and Claude Opus 4
Claude 3 Opus is made by anthropic while Claude Opus 4 is from anthropic. Claude 3 Opus has a 200K token context window compared to Claude Opus 4's 200K. On pricing, Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens vs $15/M for Claude Opus 4.
Per 1M tokens
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Style Comparison
Claude Opus 4 uses 444.0x more bold
