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Magnum v4 72B vs Claude Opus 4.6

Side-by-side API pricing and Artificial Analysis performance for Magnum v4 72B (Anthracite Org) and Claude Opus 4.6 (Anthropic). Green cells mark the better value in each row.

Prices updated Jul 22, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC · refreshed hourly

Magnum v4 72B

Anthracite Org

Claude Opus 4.6

Anthropic

Pricing
Input $/1M$3.00$5.00
Output $/1M$5.00$25.00
Blended $/1M (3:1)$3.50$10.00
RAG example (30K in / 2K out)$0.1$0.2
Quality & speed
Intelligence Index37.8
Coding Index
Agentic Index
Output speed (tok/s)57
Time to first token1.85s
Specs
Context window16K1M
Input modalitiestexttext, image, file

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Magnum v4 72B or Claude Opus 4.6?

Magnum v4 72B has the lower blended API price at $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 input:output mix), versus $10.00 for the other model. Prices are live from OpenRouter and refresh about hourly.

Which is better for RAG workloads?

For a typical RAG request (30K input / 2K output tokens), Magnum v4 72B costs about $0.1 per request versus $0.2. Also compare context windows: Magnum v4 72B offers 16K and Claude Opus 4.6 offers 1M.

Which scores higher on Artificial Analysis benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (37.8 vs —). Check coding and agentic indices on this page for workload-specific tradeoffs.