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Claude Opus 4.6

ECI#33
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 33rd of 253 tracked models. At the time of its release, it ranked 3rd of 171 tracked models.

Claude Opus 4.6 vs select alternatives

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Claude Opus 4.6
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Feb. 5, 2026
Closed weights
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Closed weights
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Nov. 18, 2025
Closed weights
ECI scoreBest score 169
156150157153
Ranking#33#58#24#48
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