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Claude Opus 4.8 pricing for categorization

$0.007750 per call at 800 input / 150 output tokens.

Per call

$0.007750

10K calls/mo

$77.5

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$78
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.007750
Daily cost$3
Input rate$5.00/MTok
Output rate$25.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Opus 4.8 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-8",
    max_tokens=150,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.007750 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $5.00/MTok
# Output: $25.00/MTok

How Claude Opus 4.8 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on categorization benchmarks. Hover for details.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.000425Gemini 3 Flash$0.000850Claude Haiku 4.5$0.001550GPT 5.6 Luna$0.001700Gemini 3.5 Flash$0.002550Claude Sonnet 5$0.003100Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.003400GPT 5.4$0.004250GPT 5.6 Terra$0.004250Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.004650Claude Opus 4.8$0.007750GPT 5.5$0.008500GPT 5.6 Sol$0.008500Claude Fable 5$0.0155

Cheapest viable option: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.000425/call (95% less, 85/100 quality).

Complete Claude Opus 4.8 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$5.00800
Output$25.00150

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $5.00 to $0.50/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.003600 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.007750$77.5$41.5$36
50,000 calls$0.007750$387.5$207.5$180
100,000 calls$0.007750$775$415$360
500,000 calls$0.007750$3,875$2,075$1,800
1,000,000 calls$0.007750$7,750$4,150$3,600

Claude Opus 4.8 quality benchmarks for categorization

Claude Opus 4.8 is a solid pick for categorization

Scores 80/100 (rank #6 of 14). Good balance of quality and cost for categorization.

Top-ranked: Gemini 3.5 Flash (92/100) at $0.002550/call

Performance across all task types

Claude Opus 4.8 scores by task type. Categorization highlighted.

Reasoning97Code Generation95Code Review94Creative Writing93Summarization88Q&A85Extraction82Classification *80
Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 14
Reasoning97/100#1
Code Generation95/100#1
Code Review94/100#2
Creative Writing93/100#1
Summarization88/100#4
Q&A85/100#5
Extraction82/100#5
Classification(current page)80/100#6

Alternative models for categorization

13 models score 80+ on categorization benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (95% less, 85/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGemini$0.25$1.5085/100$0.00042595% cheaper
Gemini 3 FlashGemini$0.50$3.0088/100$0.00085089% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0090/100$0.00155080% cheaper
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$1.00$6.0091/100$0.00170078% cheaper
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0092/100$0.00255067% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0086/100$0.00310060% cheaper
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0086/100$0.00340056% cheaper
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0088/100$0.00425045% cheaper
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.50$15.0089/100$0.00425045% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0084/100$0.00465040% cheaper
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0085/100$0.00850010% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$5.00$30.0086/100$0.00850010% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0082/100$0.0155100% more

About Claude Opus 4.8

Provider

Claude

Tier

Flagship

Context

200K tokens

Released

Apr 2026

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier$3.00$15.00200K
Claude Haiku 4.5Fast / Budget$1.00$5.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.00200K
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K

You can compare Claude Opus 4.8 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Claude Opus 4.8 pricing for other use cases

See how Claude Opus 4.8 costs change across different workload types.

Code Generation

$0.1100/call

Unit Test Generation

$0.1400/call

SQL Generation

$0.0325/call

API Generation

$0.1650/call

Code Refactoring

$0.1200/call

Code Review

$0.0750/call

PR Review

$0.1150/call

Security Review

$0.0925/call

Bug Detection

$0.0750/call

Document Summarization

$0.0750/call

PDF Summarization

$0.1125/call

Meeting Notes

$0.0900/call

Email Summarization

$0.0275/call

Chatbot

$0.0350/call

RAG Pipeline

$0.0675/call

Customer Support Bot

$0.0400/call

FAQ Bot

$0.0275/call

Data Extraction

$0.0450/call

JSON Extraction

$0.0350/call

Invoice Parsing

$0.0250/call

Resume Parsing

$0.0325/call

Chain of Thought

$0.1400/call

Legal Analysis

$0.1500/call

Math Reasoning

$0.0825/call

Financial Analysis

$0.1400/call

Content Moderation

$0.005000/call

Sentiment Analysis

$0.005000/call

Intent Detection

$0.004000/call

Copywriting

$0.0525/call

Blog Writing

$0.2050/call

Marketing Copy

$0.0790/call

Product Descriptions

$0.0400/call

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost for categorization per API call?

$0.007750 per call at 800 input / 150 output tokens.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 the best model for categorization?

Scores 80/100, rank #6 of 14 models. Top-ranked: Gemini 3.5 Flash at 92/100.

What is the cheapest model for categorization with good quality?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scores 85/100 quality at $0.25/$1.50 per MTok. That is 95% less than Claude Opus 4.8 per call.

How can I reduce my Claude Opus 4.8 costs for categorization?

Three strategies: prompt caching (90% off input), batch API (50% off all tokens), prompt optimization. Combined: $0.007750 drops to about $0.000388 per call.

How does Claude Opus 4.8 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude also offers: Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00, Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00, Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00, Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00.

What context window does Claude Opus 4.8 support?

200K tokens total. Typical categorization calls use 800 plus 150 tokens, well within limits.

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