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Two rigs, one table. Higher numbers win in cobalt; TDP and price flip.

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SpecAnthropic Claude Opus 4.7Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra)
Bandwidth GB S—819
Base Price USD—3,999
Cache Discount Percent90—
Cache Read PER 1M USD0.5—
Claude Code Synergy Precision Bonus15—
Comparator 5090—5,090
Context Window Tokens M1—
CPU Cores 512gb Config—32
Current Opus ModelClaude Opus 5.5—
Current Opus Version5.5—
GPU Cores 512gb Config—80
Launch Date—2025-03-05
Lifecycle Statuslegacy (still available)—
M Series Version—3
MAX Output Tokens K128—
MSRP (USD)↓ better—9,499
Only 96gb Config From—2026-05-05
Option 512gb Removed—2026-03-05
Pricing Input PER 1M USD5—
Pricing Output PER 1M USD25—
Released2026-04-16—
Status—discontinued
Status Checked—2026-09-24
Successor—Mac Studio with M5 Max / M5 Ultra (up to 512 GB unified memory)
Successor M5 Ultra Base Price USD—5,499
Superseded ON—2026-08-25
TDP (W)↓ better—270
TOP Listed ModelClaude Fable 5.1—
TOP Listed Model Version5.1—
Unified Memory Base GB—96
Unified Memory MAX GB—512
Unified Memory MID GB—256
Upgrade 512gb USD—4,000
Upgrade Chip USD—1,500
Version Decimal4.7—
Version Major4—
Version Minor7—