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Claude Opus 5.5

by Anthropic · released Sep 21, 2026 · 11 providers
Model IDanthropic/claude-opus-5-5
VisionReasoningTool callingStructured outputs1M context

Reasoning, coding, and long-running agentic work

Cheap mode · 35% off ↓
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Cheap mode · 35% off

Fast mode prioritizes response speed. Cheap mode uses lower-cost capacity and may be a little slower. Both run Claude Opus 5.5.

Per 1M tokens, including your 5% fee. Your selection carries into the playground and API example.

Per 1 million tokensFast modeCheap modeYou save
Input$4.2$2.7335.0%
Output$21$13.6535.0%
ILLUSTRATIVE USAGE · TOKEN CHARGESAggregate usage across calls, not a single request.
$25.2 → $16.38Save $8.82 · 35.0%

All displayed prices include the 5% Free-plan fee. Standard rates are OpenRouter’s published routing ceilings; the actual standard bill may be lower. Cheapest quote: Cheaper Inference. Savings compare uncached token rates; other provider charges and your usage mix can change the total. Availability is not guaranteed.

Quote checked 11/8/2026, 8:18:05 PM UTC. This discounted route supports up to 32,768 output tokens per call.

Context
1M
tokens
Max output
128k
tokens per reply
Input
$4
provider baseline / 1M; fee applies
Output
$20
provider baseline / 1M; fee applies

Choose how to use Claude Opus 5.5

Playground

Try prompts in your browser, create an agent, and see the cost of each reply. Your selected model carries into setup.

Model capabilities below describe the underlying model. Available playground features depend on its provider.

API

Connect your app with a Gizmo API key. Choose fastest or cheapest, stream text responses, and inspect timing, tokens, and charges in request logs.

A current API route is listed for this exact model. Gateway configuration is required for live calls.

Provider price + a transparent platform fee

RateProvider baselineFree plan · 5% feePaid plan · 4% fee
Input / 1M tokens$4$4.2$4.16
Output / 1M tokens$20$21$20.8
API input / 1M tokens$4$4.2$4.16
API output / 1M tokens$20$21$20.8

Legacy chat image rates use the catalog baseline. The dedicated image playground shows separate estimates and settles the provider’s metered usage. API rates are current routing ceilings; final API charges use provider-reported cost plus your fee. Cheapest routing compares eligible OpenRouter and Cheaper Inference rates for the same model; savings are not guaranteed. Cached input or other provider charges may differ. Compare all model rates and verified discounts →

How your plan pays for usage

API and playground share one included allowance. Usage including the fee draws from that allowance first, then your prepaid credits. Plans bill monthly; included usage resets weekly: Free $1, Starter $5, Growth $25, Scale $50.

A $1 provider charge becomes $1.05 on Free or $1.04 on a paid plan before included usage is applied. Plan eligibility still applies in the playground.

Free models and limits

Zero-cost models stay $0, including the fee, and do not consume your dollar allowance. Free accounts can make 1,000 free-model API requests per calendar month, resetting in UTC. Admitted requests count even if the provider fails.

Free includes 20 API requests/minute and 6 playground messages/minute. Paid plans raise these limits. See plan limits.

Before a text API request, Gizmo temporarily reserves included usage and, if necessary, prepaid credit for the model’s full context plus your maximum output. Image jobs reserve twice their displayed estimate. Unused funds return after metering. This hold can exceed the final charge; unconfirmed usage remains marked pending.

Overview

Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's flagship model for demanding reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agentic work, succeeding Claude Opus 5. It is particularly strong at multi-step changes in large codebases, code review and bug finding, financial and scientific analysis, and reading dense charts, diagrams, and screenshots, and it is more careful than its predecessor about only stating figures and citing sources it can back up.

The model completes comparable tasks in fewer steps and with fewer tokens than Opus 5, and reports on its work in plainer language, with clear updates on what it did, what it found, and what it needs from the user. Thinking is always adaptive, so effort is the main lever for trading off depth, latency, and cost, and lower effort settings remain effective for latency-sensitive workloads.

Strengths

  • Adaptive thinking
  • Vision and tool use
  • Structured outputs

Best for

Complex coding tasksMulti-step agentsDocument analysis

Capabilities

Input
✍️ Text🖼️ Images
Output
✍️ Text
✓ Tool calling✓ Structured outputs✓ JSON mode✓ Reasoning✓ Reasoning traces✓ Stop sequences✓ Verbosity control

Reasoning is always on with effort levels max · xhigh · high · medium · low (default high).

Sampling controls: temperature, max_tokens.

Requests pass through the provider’s content moderation.

Pricing on Gizmo

These are provider baseline rates before Gizmo’s 5% Free-plan or 4% paid-plan fee. Your included usage covers charges first; overage uses prepaid credits. See the fee-inclusive comparison above.

Provider baseline rates

Input
$4 / 1M
Cached input
$0.2 / 1M
Cache write
$5 / 1M
Output
$20 / 1M
Web search
$0.01 / call

Examples before the platform fee

Typical chat turn
$0.018 2k in · 500 out
$1 of input
≈ 250k tokens
$1 of output
≈ 50k tokens
Full context, once
$4.00
Paid plans. This model is above the free tier’s price ceiling. Starter ($20/mo) covers $5 of usage weekly, Growth $25, Scale $50; every paid plan includes $25 in bonus credits.

Providers and pricing

7 ways to run Claude Opus 5.5 on Gizmo, cheapest first. Requests follow your routing choice and fall back down this list if a provider fails.

ProviderRouteInput / 1MOutput / 1MContextUptime 24h
Cheaper InferenceLowest priceCheaper Inference$2.60$13.001M—
AnthropicDirect$4.00$20.001M99.9%
Amazon BedrockOpenRouter$4.00$20.001M100%
Azure · globalOpenRouter$4.00$20.001M100%
Google · globalOpenRouter$4.00$20.001M100%
Claude Platform on AWSOpenRouter$4.00$20.001M100%
AnthropicOpenRouter$4.00$20.001M100%

Rates are each provider’s, per million tokens, before Gizmo’s 5% (Free) or 4% (paid) fee. “Cheapest” routing starts at the top of this list; “Fastest” starts with the model’s maker.

Run Claude Opus 5.5 in under a minute

1

Create your account

Sign up with just an email. Start on the free tier with no card, or pick a paid plan for a bigger weekly allowance and $25 in bonus credits.

2

Your agent is ready

Claude Opus 5.5 is preselected as the brain of your first agent. Give it a name and a system prompt, or keep the defaults.

3

Chat, research, create

Live web research and image generation are built in. Every reply shows what it cost, and you can switch models anytime.

Sources. OpenRouter · Anthropic documentation. Verified Sep 22, 2026. Baseline prices are the provider’s list prices at sync time. Gizmo adds a 5% fee on Free or 4% on paid plans; included usage is applied before overage credits.