Claude Opus 4.5 vs Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2

At a Glance

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Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5#27 of 4655.4 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 36.9–70.3UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#40 of 44$0.380 per LiveBench caseUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5#36 of 3838.0 score · 2/3 sources · provisional · missing ARC-AGI-2 · full-core range 28.8–45.4UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$5.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026Not reported
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$25.00Anthropic · Sep 3, 2026Not reported
Context windowMaximum documented tokens200K33K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Different Model RolesThese models do not share a sourced market category. Their primary-source facts remain comparable below, while performance claims require matched evidence.

Available Benchmarks

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No Protocol-Matched Benchmark Yet.Results appear here only when both models share the same benchmark version, metric, evaluation protocol, and evidence class.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldClaude Opus 4.5granite-embedding-311m-multilingual-r2
DeveloperAnthropicIBM
FamilyClaude 4Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual R2
ModelClaude Opus 4.5granite-embedding-311m-multilingual-r2
VersionClaude Opus 4.5granite-embedding-311m-multilingual-r2
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2025-11-242026-04-29
Knowledge cutoff2025-05-01Unknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
Output modalitiesTextEmbedding
Context window200K33K
Total parametersUnknown311.7M
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseUnknownapache-2.0
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessAnthropic (Standard)Hugging Face (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, toolsembeddings

Claude Opus 4.5 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Serving providers1
Canonical IDanthropic/claude-opus-4-5

Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 Capabilities

embeddings
Serving providers1
Canonical IDibm-granite/granite-embedding-311m-multilingual-r2

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Claude Opus 4.5 vs Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 FAQs

Is Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Opus 4.5 and Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

Only Claude Opus 4.5 has a directly sourced input price: $5.00 per million tokens. Only Claude Opus 4.5 has a directly sourced output price: $25.00 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

Claude Opus 4.5 has the larger sourced context window. Claude Opus 4.5 supports 200K and Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 supports 33K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 be self-hosted?+

Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Claude Opus 4.5 is not marked open weight; Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 is open weight.

Can Claude Opus 4.5 and Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 understand images?+

Claude Opus 4.5 is documented with image input; Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Opus 4.5 is 64K and Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 is —.

Do Claude Opus 4.5 and Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 support reasoning and tool use?+

Claude Opus 4.5: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2: none of these features are definitively sourced. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

Claude Opus 4.5 has 1 sourced provider route; Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2 has 1, a tie.

Which offers better value, Claude Opus 4.5 or Granite Embedding 311m Multilingual r2?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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