Host Azure (US region) raised Claude Opus 5 pricing by 10% on all rates
Published 21 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Azure (US region) · input↑ 10%$5.00 → $5.50
- Azure (US region) · output↑ 10%$25.00 → $27.50
- Azure (US region) · cache read↑ 10%$0.50 → $0.55
- Azure (US region) · cache write↑ 10%$6.25 → $6.88
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure (US region) | input | $5.00 | $5.50 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | output | $25.00 | $27.50 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | cache read | $0.50 | $0.55 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | cache write | $6.25 | $6.88 | ↑ 10% |
all rates: ↑ 10%
If you buy
Budget for a higher spend on every call you route here, and re-check whether your workload still needs this model at this host before your next top-up.
The model
Claude Opus 5open the model →
Proprietary1000K context13 hosts
intelligence9th of 168 writing10th of 168 coding9th of 168 agents3rd of 55
Anthropic's largest Claude model is built for demanding reasoning and coding tasks. It can handle up to one million tokens in a single request and is available across major cloud platforms. Choose it when output quality matters more than price.
Source
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