Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic · Frontier
Most capable Opus-tier model: highly autonomous, strong on long-horizon agentic work and knowledge tasks. 1M context at standard pricing.
- Strengths
- Highly autonomous on long agentic and knowledge work, with a 1M-token context at standard pricing.
- Best for
- Complex coding, deep research and agent workflows that run for many steps.
- Limitations
- Premium Opus pricing — a Sonnet-tier model is usually enough for everyday tasks.
Input / 1M
$5.00
Output / 1M
$25.00
Cached input / 1M
$0.5
Context window
1M
Where it sits
17th-cheapest frontier model
by blended $/Mtok among 24 listed frontier models
176% above the frontier median
blended $/Mtok across 24 frontier models
Output costs 5× input
$5.00 in / $25.00 out per 1M
Cached input saves 90%
$0.5 vs $5.00 per 1M fresh
Held flat since launch (May 2026)
no blended price change recorded
Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.
Price history
Only one price on record so far — the history chart appears once a price changes.
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | $5.00 | $25.00 | $0.5 | anthropic.com/pricing |