Anthropic · Model identity
Claude Opus 4.8
First-party standard text-token pricing.
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What published route metadata supports
CachingFile inputReasoningStructured outputTool useVisionWeb search
Input modalities
FilesImageText
Supported API parameters
include_reasoningmax_completion_tokensmax_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolsverbosity
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateNot independently verified
Knowledge cutoffJan 2026
Open weightsNot independently verified
OpenRouter catalog date2026-05-27
First-party metadata verified Aug 26, 2026. Unfilled fields remain unknown. LLMPrice does not infer release dates, knowledge cutoffs, open-weight status, or licenses from a model name, repository link, or pricing route.
Route savings
Cheapest on bothCheapest standard route
Direct API + OpenRouterLowest published standard input and output rates for this model.
Input$5 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Output$25 / 1MDirect API + OpenRouterTied for the lowest published rate
Based on current published standard rates. Batch, long-context, and other special billing variants are excluded from this summary.
Could this workload cost less?Compare Claude Opus 4.8 with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct APIStandard | claude-opus-4-8 | $5 | $0.5 | $25 | 1M | Official provider ↗ |
| OpenRouterBatch | anthropic/claude-opus-4.8:batch | $2.5 | $0.25 | $12.5 | 1M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
| OpenRouterStandard | anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 | $5 | $0.5 | $25 | 1M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Tracking since Aug 26, 2026
No verified price changes have been recorded since tracking began on Aug 26, 2026. The Aug 26, 2026 catalog is the baseline; LLMPrice does not invent or backfill older prices.
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