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Claude Model Pick Guide
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Claude Model Pick Guide

The current Claude model cheat sheet with first-party verified prices. Which model for what, and the thinking-token cost that doubles an Opus 5 bill.

Published August 2026

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The current Claude model cheat sheet. Real prices. Which one for what. @keshavsuki -- prices verified first-party 7/30/2026 -- Opus 5 launched July 24, 2026 -- claude-opus-5 One thing the script doesn't mention: thinking tokens. Opus 5 runs adaptive thinking by default. Thinking tokens bill at the output rate of $25 per million. On the sa

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