Claude Opus 4.7: Pricing, xhigh, and the New Premium Claude Tier

Claude Opus 4.7 is Anthropic’s premium Claude model for harder coding, longer-running tasks, and high-resolution vision work. If Sonnet is the practical default, Opus 4.7 is the version to look at when the task is too deep, too connected, or too important for a lighter model to stay reliable.

The useful question is not whether Opus 4.7 better or not. It is whether you actually need the top-end Claude tier. If you want the deeper side-by-side upgrade view, read our Claude Opus 4.7 vs 4.6 comparison.

• Best for: harder coding, larger connected tasks, long documents, and visual reasoning.
• Biggest strength: a higher ceiling for serious work without changing the premium price lane.
• Biggest risk: token usage can rise if you push long prompts or Claude Code hard.
• Read next: the Opus 4.7 vs 4.6 comparison if you are deciding whether to upgrade or not.

What Claude Opus 4.7 is

Opus 4.7 is the part of the Claude lineup you reach for when the work needs more depth than Sonnet usually gives. It is built for serious coding, larger connected tasks, and output that has to stay coherent across longer runs.

That makes it less of a casual chat model and more of a premium work model. If the task stretches across files, steps, screenshots, or documents, Opus 4.7 is the Claude tier to test first.

What it is good at

• Hard coding: useful when the codebase is large, the logic is messy, or the task needs more persistence.
• Long context: better suited to tasks that need more of the repo, doc set, or conversation in view at once.
• Visual work: stronger on higher-resolution screenshots, diagrams, and interface-heavy tasks.
• Serious workflows: a better fit when you want Claude to behave like a careful working model, not a lightweight assistant.

Pricing and access

Opus 4.7 keeps the same premium API pricing as Opus 4.6: $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. The price is not the story here. The story is the higher ceiling.

It is available across Claude products and the API, so the real decision is whether your work justifies the premium lane. If you are checking plan access or renewal fit, our Claude pricing guide is the right companion page.

New controls that matter

• xhigh: a higher effort setting for harder tasks.
• Task budgets: lets you guide token spend on longer runs.
• /ultrareview: a dedicated review flow in Claude Code for code review and bug finding.
• Auto mode: reduces permission interruptions during longer tasks.

These controls make Opus 4.7 easier to use in real workflows. They matter most for people who want the premium model and the workflow to feel aligned instead of bolted together.

How it fits with Sonnet

Sonnet is still the practical default for everyday drafting, planning, and lighter coding. Opus 4.7 is the higher-ceiling tier for harder work that needs more consistency, more depth, and more patience across a longer task.

If you are already comfortable with Sonnet, that does not mean you need to switch. If you are hitting limits, Opus 4.7 is the natural next tier to test.

Who should use Claude Opus 4.7?

• Use it if you work across large codebases or large connected document sets.
• Use it if your hardest tasks need more depth than Sonnet can reliably give you.
• Use it if you care about long-running consistency and instruction following.
• Skip it if your work is mostly light chat, casual drafting, or general-purpose use.
• Skip it if you mainly care about price and broad access rather than top-end capability.

Where to go next

If you want the exact upgrade decision and the benchmark-level view, read our Claude Opus 4.7 vs 4.6 comparison. If you want the practical day-to-day fit, read Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Code, and Claude updates.

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