MajorAnthropicNew Launchclaude-opus-4-8Verified
Anthropic upgraded its Opus line to Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 became available across Claude products and the API at the existing $5 input / $25 output per 1M token price, with a 1M context window.
May 28, 2026 (UTC)Views:1Effective: May 28, 2026 (UTC)
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Introducing Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic launched Opus 4.8 at $5 input and $25 output per 1M tokens.
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