Claude Opus 4.8 API pricing
As of 5 August 2026, Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens.
Prices updated 5 August 2026
Claude Opus 4.8 price
USD per 1M tokens.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1M |
Reasoning: 91.0%Math: 98.3%
Coding via Aider polyglot & SWE-bench Verified; reasoning & math via Epoch AI.
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- How much does the Claude Opus 4.8 API cost?
- As of 5 August 2026, Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens.
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