Claude 3 Opus vs Claude Opus 4.1
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
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Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Claude 3 OpusClaude Opus 4.1
| Metric | Claude 3 Opus | Claude Opus 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Coding Score | 90 | 96 |
| Reasoning Score | 91 | 97 |
| Vision Score | 85 | 90 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | standard | reasoning |
| Release Date | 3/4/2024 | 5/22/2026 |
Claude 3 Opus — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Exceptional writing
- Proven reliability
Weaknesses
- Superseded by Claude 4
- High cost
Claude Opus 4.1 — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Top-tier reasoning
- Elite coding
- Writing quality
Weaknesses
- Expensive
- Slower than Haiku/Sonnet
Use Case Verdicts
Enterprise Use
Claude Opus 4.1 combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Claude Opus 4.1 is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.