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Using Claude Opus 4.8 on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Claude 4.8 · Anthropic

Serverless

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $5.00/1M input, $25.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

About OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides a unified interface for Large Language Models with better pricing, improved uptime, and no subscription requirements. Route across providers for cost optimization and reliability.

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Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$25.00

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningFunction CallingTool UseStructured OutputsCode ExecutionPrompt CachingBatch API

About Claude Opus 4.8

Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic's most capable generally-available model for complex reasoning, long-horizon agentic coding, and high-autonomy work. It improves on Opus 4.7 across agentic coding (SWE-bench Pro 69.2% vs 64.3%), agentic terminal coding (Terminal-Bench 2.1 74.6% vs 66.1%), multidisciplinary reasoning (HLE 57.9% with tools vs 54.7%), and agentic computer use (OSWorld-Verified 83.4%). Features a 1M-token context window (200k on Microsoft Foundry), 128k max output tokens, adaptive thinking with effort control defaulting to high, computer use, and a fast mode at 2.5× speed ($10/$50 per MTok). Approximately 4× less likely than Opus 4.7 to leave undetected code flaws. Deprecated Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 should migrate to Claude Opus 4.8.

Model Specs

Released2026-05-28
Context1m
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2026-01

Provider

OpenRouter
OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA