Is Step 5 Preview or Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking cheaper?

Step 5 Preview is cheaper on output tokens ($3.09 vs $25.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Step 5 Preview or Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking?

Step 5 Preview has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Step 5 Preview vs Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking

Step 5 Preview is cheaper on output tokens, while Step 5 Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Step 5 Preview or Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Step 5 Preview	Claude Opus 4.5 Thinking
Provider	AIHubMix	AIHubMix
Input / 1M tokens	$1.08	$5.00
Output / 1M tokens	$3.09	$25.00
Context window	1M	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Nov 2025

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