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

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SpecApple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra)Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7
Bandwidth GB S819—
Base Price USD3,999—
Cache Discount Percent—90
Cache Read PER 1M USD—0.5
Claude Code Synergy Precision Bonus—15
Comparator 50905,090—
Context Window Tokens M—1
CPU Cores 512gb Config32—
Current Opus Model—Claude Opus 5.5
Current Opus Version—5.5
GPU Cores 512gb Config80—
Launch Date2025-03-05—
Lifecycle Status—legacy (still available)
M Series Version3—
MAX Output Tokens K—128
MSRP (USD)↓ better9,499—
Only 96gb Config From2026-05-05—
Option 512gb Removed2026-03-05—
Pricing Input PER 1M USD—5
Pricing Output PER 1M USD—25
Released—2026-04-16
Statusdiscontinued—
Status Checked2026-09-24—
SuccessorMac Studio with M5 Max / M5 Ultra (up to 512 GB unified memory)—
Successor M5 Ultra Base Price USD5,499—
Superseded ON2026-08-25—
TDP (W)↓ better270—
TOP Listed Model—Claude Fable 5.1
TOP Listed Model Version—5.1
Unified Memory Base GB96—
Unified Memory MAX GB512—
Unified Memory MID GB256—
Upgrade 512gb USD4,000—
Upgrade Chip USD1,500—
Version Decimal—4.7
Version Major—4
Version Minor—7