Claude Opus 4.8

May 2026
Claude Opus 4.8
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$4.08per task?
$5 / $25per 1M in / outcache $0.50
66 tok/sfirst token in 45 s?
1Mcontext

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History

9 versions
0204060Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Release dateChess Puzzles4.54.64.74.855.5
0204060Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Release dateChess Puzzles4.54.64.74.855.5

FAQ

How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost?›

$5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.50 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $4.08 at max effort.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $5 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Claude Opus 4.8, and what is it best at?›

#14 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #28 of 132 in Coding, #41 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #12 of 195 in Writing & Language, #28 of 37 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Coding, Agents & work tasks, Tool calling, Reasoning, Science, Knowledge.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 better than Claude Haiku 5.5?›

On Chess Puzzles, Claude Opus 4.8 scores 52 vs 55 — lower. It is 1,818% more expensive per task.

How can I use Claude Opus 4.8?›

Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS, DeepInfra and 1 more.

What is the context window of Claude Opus 4.8?›

1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.

When was Claude Opus 4.8 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-05-28. It has been superseded by Claude Opus 5.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 open source?›

No, Claude Opus 4.8 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.

Can Claude Opus 4.8 read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.

What is Claude Opus 4.8?›

Claude Opus 4.8 is a closed language model from Anthropic, released May 2026, the successor to Claude Opus 4.1.

What are the best alternatives to Claude Opus 4.8?›

GPT-6 Astra (cheaper), Claude Haiku 5.5 (better), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (open weights).