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Claude Opus 4.8 pricing
API list price by Anthropic · same on Amazon Bedrock, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS · checked Oct 23, 2026
$5 / $25per 1M tokens in / out
$0.50cache read · −90%
$2.50 / $12.50batch · −50%
$4.08per task at max?
#70on OpenRouter by tokens · 178.1B / week
Price sheetper 1M tokens
| Input | $5 | list |
| Output | $25 | |
| Cache read | $0.50 | −90% vs input |
| Cache write · 5 min | $6.25 | +25% vs input |
| Cache write · 1 h | $10 | +100% vs input |
| Batch input | $2.50 | −50% |
| Batch output | $12.50 | −50% |
| Context · max output | 1M · 128K | tokens |
Where to buy6 providers · per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock | $5 | $25 | 1M |
| Anthropiclab | $5 | $25 | 1M |
| Azure | $5 | $25 | 1M |
| Claude Platform on AWS | $5 | $25 | 1M |
| DeepInfra | $5 | $25 | — |
| $5 | $25 | 1M |
In Anthropic's line-upper 1M in / out
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.10 / $0.50 | −98% |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 / $10 | −60% |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 / $20 | −20% |
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5 / $25 | this model |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10 / $50 | 2× |
| Claude Mythos 5 | $10 / $50 | 2× |
| Claude Mythos 5.1 | $10 / $50 | 2× |
Cheaper for the same workvs Opus 4.8 at max
| Claude Opus 5.5 xhigh | -15% | score +34% | $3.46 |
| GPT-6 Astra max | -20% | score +26% | $3.26 |
| Gemini 4 Argon high | -51% | score +26% | $1.99 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 xhigh | -51% | score +24% | $2.01 |
| GPT-6.1 Sol max | -82% | score +24% | $0.72 |
Pricing questions
How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost?›
$5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens on Anthropic's API and Amazon Bedrock, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS. Cached input is $0.50. Batch requests cost $2.50 / $12.50. One Intelligence Index task costs about $4.08 at the default effort.
Is Claude Opus 4.8 free to use?›
There is no free API tier.
How much does prompt caching save?›
Cache reads cost $0.50 per 1M, 90% below the input price. Writing to the cache costs $6.25 per 1M (5m TTL).
Is Claude Opus 4.8 cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1?›
Yes: $5 / $25 against $15 / $75, 67% less per token.
What is a cheaper alternative to Claude Opus 4.8?›
Claude Opus 5.5 at xhigh effort costs -15% per task with a score +34% on Humanity's Last Exam.