Claude Opus 5 vs OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026)
Compare Claude Opus 5 by Anthropic against OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026) by OpenRouter, context windows of 1.0M vs 256K, tested across 45 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 5
OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026)Runner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Opus 5
Input
$5.00
Output
$25.00
OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026)
Input
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Output
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Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
62%
OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026) uses 3.3x more transitions
Claude Opus 5
OpenRouter Fusion · Budget (Jun 2026)
54%Vocabulary58%
21wSentence Length22w
0.40Hedging0.13
3.9Bold3.8
1.9Lists1.7
0.02Emoji0.01
0.71Headings0.93
0.05Transitions0.17
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