Teams already built on it can stay at $5/$25 per million tokens, or pay double for fast mode; newer models lead in the apps.

Kenning's take

What it does

Claude Opus 4.8 builds on Opus 4.7 with better benchmark results and, according to testers, sounder judgment during agentic tasks. It launched with an effort control in the Claude apps and a fast mode that runs 2.5 times faster at $10/$50 per million tokens. Standard pricing stayed at $5/$25 per million tokens.

• Improved reliability on agentic and coding tasks
• Fast mode at up to 2.5x speed
• Effort control in claude.ai and Cowork
• Dynamic workflows in Claude Code

Who it suits. Developers and Claude users on this model version.

Key facts

Category

AI models

Part of

Claude

Made by

Anthropic

Based in

United States

Released

28 May 2026

How to get it

still available in the Claude API and on Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry (listed as active on Anthropic's deprecation page); in the Claude apps it has been followed by newer models

Works on

API, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry

In the UK

Yes

API price

$5 per million input tokens, $25 per million output tokens; fast mode $10/$50

FAQ

Facts from the maker's own pages and the sources listed. Checked 2026-10-11.