Claude Opus 4.7 vs Claude Opus 4.8

Wins 3 of 5 benchmarks
$4.08 / task
Wins 0 of 5 benchmarks
Opus 4.776.4
Opus 4.8—
Opus 4.7at max16.5
Opus 4.815.9
Opus 4.71,494.7
Opus 4.8at high1,474.8
Opus 4.71,313.1
Opus 4.8at high1,294.5
Opus 4.7—
Opus 4.822.8

Specs

SpecOpus 4.7Opus 4.8
Input, per 1M$5$5
Output, per 1M$25$25
Cost per task?—$4.08
Speed, tok/s5966
Context1M1M
WeightsClosedClosed
ReleasedApr 2026May 2026
See images✓✓
Read PDFsPartialPartial
Hear audio——
Watch video——
Call tools✓✓
Force a tool callPartialPartial
Return strict JSON✓✓
Search the web??
Run code??
Use a computer??

What breaks when you switch

Opus 4.7 → Opus 4.8
Nothing known.
Opus 4.8 → Opus 4.7
Nothing known.