How much does Claude Instant cost?

We do not hold a list price for Claude Instant yet, so we cannot compare its cost. Check the maker's own price page.

Is Claude Instant open source?

We list Claude Instant as closed: it is used through its maker's apps or API and its weights are not published (Epoch AI lists its access as "API access").

How good is Claude Instant compared with other AI models?

On the Epoch Capabilities Index, Claude Instant scores 120.2 (likely range 113.0 to 123.4), which ranks 194 of 270 models we track. Scores close together are a tie in practice.

How does Claude Instant compare with Gemma 2 9B?

On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 1 measure both have. 1 measure is too close to call. See the full comparison for every measure.

How current are these numbers for Claude Instant?

The newest data on this page is dated 26 Oct 2026. Scores come from Epoch AI and Arena, prices from the open LiteLLM price list.

AI Rankings

Claude Instant: Score, Price and Context Window

Where Claude Instant from Anthropic ranks, what it costs and how much text it can read, in plain numbers with the sources.

Data updated 26 Oct 2026

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Closed weights
Released Aug 2023

Its score range overlaps with Claude 3 Sonnet, the model just above it, so a small gap in rank is not a meaningful difference.

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Cutting-edge tasks: its overall Epoch score is in the lower part of the models we track.

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Key facts

Overall score: 120.2; Rank 194 of 270. Likely range 113.0 to 123.4.
Weights: Closed; Used through the maker's apps or API (Epoch AI: API access).

We do not have an Arena human-vote rating, a list price, a context window size and benchmark results for Claude Instant yet. It is shown as "Not measured" rather than guessed.

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How Claude Instant stacks up

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Claude Instant compared with all models we trackOverall capability: 120.2. Better than 28% of the other 269 models.

Overall capability120.2
Better than 28% of the other 269 models
Epoch Capabilities Index: one score that combines many tests.

Compared with the other published models that have each measure. Data updated 26 Oct 2026.

Where Claude Instant ranks

Leaderboards it appears on, best placing first.

Overall intelligence120.2#194of 270

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Questions about Claude Instant

How much does Claude Instant cost?: We do not hold a list price for Claude Instant yet, so we cannot compare its cost. Check the maker's own price page.
Is Claude Instant open source?: We list Claude Instant as closed: it is used through its maker's apps or API and its weights are not published (Epoch AI lists its access as "API access").
How good is Claude Instant compared with other AI models?: On the Epoch Capabilities Index, Claude Instant scores 120.2 (likely range 113.0 to 123.4), which ranks 194 of 270 models we track. Scores close together are a tie in practice.
How does Claude Instant compare with Gemma 2 9B?: On quality, neither model leads clearly across the 1 measure both have. 1 measure is too close to call. See the full comparison for every measure.
How current are these numbers for Claude Instant?: The newest data on this page is dated 26 Oct 2026. Scores come from Epoch AI and Arena, prices from the open LiteLLM price list.

Where this data comes from

Epoch AI: Benchmark data: Epoch AI, 'Capabilities & benchmarking', epoch.ai/benchmarks (CC BY 4.0). We match models across sources, rank them and show them in charts. Scores are not changed. Epoch AI does not endorse this site.

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