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Claude Opus 4.6

ECI#37
156
Anthropic
Feb. 5, 2026
Closed weights

Claude Opus 4.6 is a closed-weights model from Anthropic, released February 5, 2026. It has an ECI score of 156 and ranks 37th of 240 tracked models. At the time of its release, it ranked 2nd of 155 tracked models.

Claude Opus 4.6 vs select alternatives

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Claude Opus 4.6
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Closed weights
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ECI scoreBest score 173
156152157153
Ranking#37#61#31#55
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