Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenVLA 7B
At a Glance
| Compare | Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic |  OpenVLA 7BOpenVLA Research Team |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency | ||
| IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5 | #12 of 4676.2 score · 3/3 sources · complete | UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort |
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | #33 of 44$0.241 per LiveBench case | UnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort |
| EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5 | #19 of 3853.2 score · 3/3 sources · complete | UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort |
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 1,000K | Not reported |
| Model facts checked | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 29, 2026View model evidence → |
Available Benchmarks
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Opus 4.6 | OpenVLA 7B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenVLA Research Team |
| Family | Claude 4 | OpenVLA |
| Model | Claude Opus 4.6 | OpenVLA 7B |
| Version | Claude Opus 4.6 | 7B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-05 | 2024-06-13 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-05-01 | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Robot state |
| Output modalities | Text | Robot action |
| Context window | 1,000K | Unknown |
| Total parameters | Unknown | 7B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| API available | Yes | No |
| Self-hostable | No | Yes |
| Provider access | Anthropic (Standard) | Unknown |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools | cross-embodiment, fine-tuning, generalist-manipulation |
| Robotics model type | Unknown | Vision-language-action model |
| Action representation | Unknown | Tokenized actions decoded to continuous robot controls |
| Control architecture | Unknown | Fused SigLIP and DINOv2 visual encoder with Llama 2 7B backbone |
| Inference location | Unknown | Flexible |
| Native control rate (Hz) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Supported embodiments | Unknown | WidowX, Google Robot, Franka Panda |
| Training data | Unknown | 970,000 robot manipulation trajectories from Open X-Embodiment described by the authors. |
Claude Opus 4.6 Capabilities
OpenVLA 7B Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenVLA 7B FAQs
Is Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenVLA 7B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
Only Claude Opus 4.6 has a directly sourced input price: $5.00 per million tokens. Only Claude Opus 4.6 has a directly sourced output price: $25.00 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Claude Opus 4.6 is 1,000K and OpenVLA 7B is —.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B be self-hosted?+
OpenVLA 7B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Claude Opus 4.6 is not marked open weight; OpenVLA 7B is open weight.
Can Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenVLA 7B understand images?+
Claude Opus 4.6 is documented with image input; OpenVLA 7B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Opus 4.6 is 128K and OpenVLA 7B is —.
Do Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenVLA 7B support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Opus 4.6: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. OpenVLA 7B: image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
Claude Opus 4.6 has 1 sourced provider route; OpenVLA 7B has 0, so Claude Opus 4.6 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Claude Opus 4.6 or OpenVLA 7B?+
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.