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Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
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Winner summary
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) wins on 12/12 benchmarks
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) wins 12 of 12 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · arena · safety.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
#120 by perf·no signal
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
#120 by perf·no signal
Best value
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
0.5 pts/$
$90.00/M
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
0.5 pts/$
$90.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
12 benchmarks · 2 models
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
67.6
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
67.6
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
48.1
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
48.1
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
53.0
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
53.0
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1546.2
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1546.2
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1502.8
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
1502.8
MASK
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
96.3
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
96.3
Professional Reasoning · Finance
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
53.3
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
53.3
Professional Reasoning · Legal
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
52.3
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
52.3
Remote Labor Index (RLI)
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
4.2
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
4.2
SWE Atlas · Codebase QnA
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
33.3
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
33.3
SWE Atlas · Test Writing
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
36.7
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
36.7
VisualToolBench (VTB)
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
27.5
Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast)
27.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) | Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Agentic Index | 67.6 | 67.6 |
Artificial Analysis · Coding Index | 48.1 | 48.1 |
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 53.0 | 53.0 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Coding | 1546.2 | 1546.2 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1502.8 | 1502.8 |
MASK | 96.3 | 96.3 |
Professional Reasoning · Finance | 53.3 | 53.3 |
Professional Reasoning · Legal | 52.3 | 52.3 |
Remote Labor Index (RLI) | 4.2 | 4.2 |
SWE Atlas · Codebase QnA | 33.3 | 33.3 |
SWE Atlas · Test Writing | 36.7 | 36.7 |
VisualToolBench (VTB) | 27.5 | 27.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) | $30.00 | $150.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $600.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.6 (Fast) | $30.00 | $150.00 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $600.00 |