How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost per 1M tokens?

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Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 API Pricing — Token Costs & Alternatives

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Claude Opus 4.8 pricing

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Input / 1M Tokens

$5.00

Output / 1M Tokens

$25.00

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Record updated 2026-08-19 · direct

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Pricing per platform

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Platform	Region	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Cached input	Context
direct View source	global	$5.00	$25.00	$0.50	—
openrouter View source	global	$5.00	$25.00	$0.50	1,000,000

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Claude Opus 4.8

Anthropic

$45.50/mo

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

$45.50/mo

Input$20.00

Cached input$0.50

Output$25.00

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Anthropic

Claude Opus 4.8

$45.50/mo

Input$20.00

Cached input$0.50

Output$25.00

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How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost per 1M tokens?: Claude Opus 4.8 is priced at $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens on direct. This is a stored listed price and may differ from current provider terms; verify the displayed source link before making a decision.
Who provides Claude Opus 4.8?: Claude Opus 4.8 is provided by Anthropic. ModelPriceLab also tracks third-party platforms that resell or proxy this model.
What does the price record timestamp mean?: It shows when ModelPriceLab's stored record changed. It is not an independent source-verification timestamp; confirm current pricing with the provider or platform.

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