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Claude Opus 5 Paid vs AIAion-2.0 Paid

Claude Opus 5 vs Aion-2.0 compared — price per token, context window, multimodality, openness and which to choose. Full 2026 breakdown.

Prices & specs refreshed from live data · olud.ai

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Claude Opus 5PaidAnthropic
$5 /M input
$25 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window1M tokens
MultimodalYes
Self-hostNo
AIAion-2.0PaidAionLabs
$0.8 /M input
$1.6 /M outputManaged API (no infra to run)
TypeProprietary
Context window131K tokens
MultimodalNo
Self-hostNo
Choose Aion-2.0 for the lower output price ($1.6/M vs $25/M). Choose Claude Opus 5 if you need the larger 1M context window.

Claude Opus 5 vs Aion-2.0 specs

SpecClaude Opus 5Aion-2.0Winner
MakerAnthropicAionLabs
TypeProprietaryProprietary
Context window1M tokens131K tokensClaude Opus 5
Input price$5/M$0.8/MAIAion-2.0
Output price$25/M$1.6/MAIAion-2.0
Vision / multimodalYesNoClaude Opus 5
Tool / function callingYesYes= Tie
Self-hostableNo (API only)No (API only)
LicenseProprietaryProprietary

Price gap & when to choose each

16×cheaper per output token

Aion-2.0 is ~16× cheaper than Claude Opus 5 on output tokens ($1.6 vs $25 per M tokens).

Choose Claude Opus 5 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You need the longer 1M context window
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure
AIChoose Aion-2.0 if…
  • You want frontier performance through a managed API
  • You want the lower output price
  • You value reliability & ecosystem
  • You don't want to manage infrastructure

Feature comparison

CapabilityClaude Opus 5Aion-2.0
Open weights (downloadable)
Self-hostable
Runs fully offline
Vision / multimodal
Tool / function calling
1M+ context window

Benchmarks: Claude Opus 5 vs Aion-2.0

Independent benchmark scores measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better (except latency).

Claude Opus 5
Aion-2.0
Intelligence index
50.7
Coding index
78
GPQA
93.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
54.9%
Long Context Reasoning
79.3%
SciCode
56.4%
τ-Bench Banking
42.1%
Terminal-Bench
89.1%
Speed
61.4 tok/s
Latency
36.03s
Intelligence per $
5.1

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis.

How Claude Opus 5 and Aion-2.0 score

🏆 Best value & openness: Claude Opus 5 (3.1 vs 2.8 / 5)
CriterionClaude Opus 5Aion-2.0
Cost-efficiency3.04.5
Context window5.03.5
Openness1.51.5
Self-hosting1.01.0
Multimodality5.03.5

Scores come from live data — output price (cost), context length, open vs closed weights (openness & self-hosting) and vision/tool support (multimodality). Raw task quality isn't scored here; it depends on your benchmark — see the verdict.

What each model is

Claude Opus 5 Paid

Anthropic · Proprietary

Claude Opus 5 is Anthropic’s flagship model for demanding reasoning, coding, and long-horizon agentic work. It is particularly strong at end-to-end software tasks, code review and bug finding, visual analysis...

Aion-2.0 Paid

AionLabs · Proprietary

Aion-2.0 is a variant of DeepSeek V3.2 optimized for immersive roleplaying and storytelling. It is particularly strong at introducing tension, crises, and conflict into stories, making narratives feel more engaging....

Other models in these families

These variants are tracked but not compared here — one page per family keeps the comparison readable.

Other variants tracked
Claude Opus 5 (batch)Claude Opus 4.8Claude Opus 4.8 (batch)Claude Opus 4.7Claude Opus 4.7 (batch)Claude Opus 4.6Claude Opus 4.6 (batch)Claude Opus 4.5Claude Opus 4.5 (batch)Claude Opus 4.1Claude Opus 4.1 (batch)Claude Opus 4

Frequently asked questions

Claude Opus 5 vs Aion-2.0 — which is cheaper?

Aion-2.0 is cheaper on output ($1.6/M vs $25/M).

Which has the larger context window?

Claude Opus 5 offers the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Opus 5 vs Aion-2.0 — which should I pick in 2026?

Choose Aion-2.0 for the lower output price ($1.6/M vs $25/M). Choose Claude Opus 5 if you need the larger 1M context window.

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