Anthropic Claude: Claude Opus 5 API

Claude Opus 5 is the current flagship of Anthropic's Opus line, built for highly autonomous agents, long-horizon engineering tasks and knowledge work. Adaptive thinking is on by default and reasoning depth is tuned through five `output_config.effort` levels, with a 1M-token context window and 128K single-response output. It also offers a fast mode that raises output throughput to roughly 2.5x at the same intelligence level.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the context window of Claude Opus 5?

Claude Opus 5 supports a context window of up to 1,000,000 tokens.

Does Claude Opus 5 support function calling?

Yes. Claude Opus 5 supports tool / function calling.

Does Claude Opus 5 support reasoning?

Yes. Claude Opus 5 is a reasoning-capable model.

What is the knowledge cutoff of Claude Opus 5?

The knowledge cutoff of Claude Opus 5 is 2026-05-31.