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API cost comparison · data through 2026-10-05 (Pacific)

Claude Opus 5.5 vs Pro 3.1

A cost comparison of two tracked flagship tiers. Tier roles do not establish equal capability, quality or speed.

Model / serviceTierInput / 1MOutput / 1MObservation
Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
Flagship$4.00$20.002026-10-05
Verified
Pro 3.1
Google Gemini
Flagship$2.00$12.002026-10-05
Verified

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These are recorded base standard list rates in USD per million tokens. Promotions, long-context surcharges, Batch, cache write/storage and other service charges can change the bill. Use the calculator for its supported workload rules and check the linked provider terms. A carried observation is the last known rate, not a fresh verification.

Claude Opus 5.5: context capacity 1M. Official Anthropic pricing source.

Pro 3.1: context capacity 1M. Official Google Gemini pricing source.

What would 100,000 English words cost?

Using TokenScale’s estimate of 4 tokens per 3 English words, 100,000 words is about 133,333 tokens. Each column below bills only that direction at the recorded base rate; it is not a complete conversation bill. Language, tokenization, context limits and provider terms can change the result. These are calculations, not provider quotes.

ModelInput onlyOutput only
Claude Opus 5.5$0.5333$2.67
Pro 3.1$0.2667$1.60

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