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Why use Claude Opus 4.8 on Anthropic?
Anthropic offers Claude Opus 4.8 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $5.00/1M input tokens. Anthropic is a safety-focused AI research company and creator of the Claude model family, offering API access through the Anthropic Console for text generation, analysis, and coding tasks.
Compare Claude Opus 4.8 across 6 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install anthropicexport ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-opus-4-8",claude-opus-4-8Request example
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-opus-4-8",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(message.content[0].text)Gotchas
- Use the versioned model ID, e.g. "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-7-20251101".
- The examples expect ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Claude Opus 4.8 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| AWS Bedrock | — | — |
| GCP Vertex AI | — | — |
| Microsoft Foundry | — | — |
| OpenRouter | $5.00 | $25.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $5.00 |
| Output tokens | $25.00 |
| Query | $10.00 |
Capabilities
About Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic's flagship Claude 4.8 model, released May 28, 2026 for agentic coding, long-horizon reasoning, computer use, and professional knowledge work. It supports text and image inputs, adaptive reasoning, tool use, structured outputs, computer-use tools, prompt caching, Batch API, Dynamic Workflows parallel subagents, a 1M-token context window on Anthropic API/Bedrock/Vertex, and 128K max output. Key datapack rows: SWE-bench Pro 69.2%, SWE-bench Verified 88.6%, Terminal-Bench 2.1 74.6%, HLE with tools 57.9%, OSWorld-Verified 83.4%, GDPval-AA 1890 Elo, and MCP-Atlas 82.2%. Standard Anthropic API pricing is $5/M input and $25/M output.
FAQ
What does Claude Opus 4.8 cost on Anthropic?
On Anthropic, Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Claude Opus 4.8 on Anthropic?
Claude Opus 4.8 supports a 1m token context window on Anthropic.
How does Anthropic compare to other Claude Opus 4.8 providers?
Claude Opus 4.8 is available from 6 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $5.00/1M tokens from Anthropic.
What API model ID do I use for Claude Opus 4.8 on Anthropic?
Use the model ID claude-opus-4-8 when calling Anthropic's API.
Who created Claude Opus 4.8?
Claude Opus 4.8 was created by Anthropic as part of the Claude 4.8 model family.
Is Claude Opus 4.8 open source?
Claude Opus 4.8 is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.