Roundup
Best AI Models for Coding
Which frontier models actually hold up in multi-file refactors, agentic tooling and test-driven work, and what they cost per million tokens.
Provider
Safety-focused lab behind the Claude models.
Catalogue
Newest listings first. Prices are USD per million tokens as listed on OpenRouter.
| Model | Input | Output | Blended | Context | Capabilities | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) anthropic/claude-fable-5.1:batch | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 anthropic/claude-fable-5.1 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $20.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-5:batch | $2.50 | $12.50 | $5.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 5 anthropic/claude-opus-5 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 (batch) anthropic/claude-sonnet-5:batch | $1.00 | $5.00 | $2.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 5 anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 | $2.00 | $10.00 | $4.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 (batch) anthropic/claude-fable-5:batch | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Fable 5 anthropic/claude-fable-5 | $10.00 | $50.00 | $20.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-4.8:batch | $2.50 | $12.50 | $5.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-4.7:batch | $2.50 | $12.50 | $5.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.7 anthropic/claude-opus-4.7 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (batch) anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6:batch | $1.50 | $7.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-4.6:batch | $2.50 | $12.50 | $5.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 anthropic/claude-opus-4.6 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-4.5:batch | $2.50 | $12.50 | $5.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningJSONFileImage | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 anthropic/claude-opus-4.5 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $10.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningJSONFileImage | |
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 (batch) anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5:batch | $0.500 | $2.50 | $1.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Haiku 4.5 anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | $2.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (batch) anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5:batch | $1.50 | $7.50 | $3.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 (batch) anthropic/claude-opus-4.1:batch | $7.50 | $37.50 | $15.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningJSONImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.1 anthropic/claude-opus-4.1 | $15.00 | $75.00 | $30.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Opus 4 anthropic/claude-opus-4 | $15.00 | $75.00 | $30.00 | 200K | ToolsReasoningImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4 | $3.00 | $15.00 | $6.00 | 1.0M | ToolsReasoningImageFile | |
| Anthropic: Claude 3 Haiku anthropic/claude-3-haiku | $0.250 | $1.25 | $0.500 | 200K | ToolsImage |
Capability chips reflect what the listing declares; absence is not evidence a feature is missing.
Analysis
Roundup
Which frontier models actually hold up in multi-file refactors, agentic tooling and test-driven work, and what they cost per million tokens.
Roundup
Long documents, citations and careful reasoning: the models we reach for when accuracy matters more than speed.
Roundup
Predictable quality, sensible pricing and vendor stability for everyday writing, analysis and customer-facing work.
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