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Claude Opus 4.8 pricing for resume parsing

$0.0325 per call at 2,500 input / 800 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0325

10K calls/mo

$325

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$325
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.0325
Daily cost$11
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=800,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0325 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 resume parsing benchmarks. Hover for details.

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite$0.001825Gemini 3 Flash$0.003650Claude Haiku 4.5$0.006500GPT 5.6 Luna$0.007300Gemini 3.5 Flash$0.0110Claude Sonnet 5$0.0130Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.0146GPT 5.4$0.0183GPT 5.6 Terra$0.0183Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.0195Claude Opus 4.8$0.0325GPT 5.5$0.0365GPT 5.6 Sol$0.0365Claude Fable 5$0.0650

Cheapest viable option: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite at $0.001825/call (94% less, 83/100 quality).

Complete Claude Opus 4.8 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$5.002,500
Output$25.00800

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $5.00 to $0.50/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.0112 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$0.0325$325$212.5$112.5
50,000 calls$0.0325$1,625$1,062.5$562.5
100,000 calls$0.0325$3,250$2,125$1,125
500,000 calls$0.0325$16,250$10,625$5,625
1,000,000 calls$0.0325$32,500$21,250$11,250

Claude Opus 4.8 quality benchmarks for resume parsing

Claude Opus 4.8 is a solid pick for resume parsing

Scores 82/100 (rank #5 of 14). Good balance of quality and cost for resume parsing.

Top-ranked: GPT 5.6 Terra (90/100) at $0.0183/call

Performance across all task types

Claude Opus 4.8 scores by task type. Resume Parsing highlighted.

Reasoning97Code Generation95Code Review94Creative Writing93Summarization88Q&A85Extraction *82Classification80
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
Extraction(current page)82/100#5
Classification80/100#6

Alternative models for resume parsing

13 models score 80+ on resume parsing benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite (94% less, 83/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteGemini$0.25$1.5083/100$0.00182594% cheaper
Gemini 3 FlashGemini$0.50$3.0086/100$0.00365089% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0088/100$0.00650080% cheaper
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$1.00$6.0089/100$0.00730078% cheaper
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0090/100$0.011066% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0088/100$0.013060% cheaper
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0085/100$0.014655% cheaper
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0089/100$0.018344% cheaper
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.50$15.0090/100$0.018344% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0086/100$0.019540% cheaper
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0087/100$0.036512% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$5.00$30.0088/100$0.036512% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0085/100$0.0650100% 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

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

Categorization

$0.007750/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 resume parsing per API call?

$0.0325 per call at 2,500 input / 800 output tokens.

Is Claude Opus 4.8 the best model for resume parsing?

Scores 82/100, rank #5 of 14 models. Top-ranked: GPT 5.6 Terra at 90/100.

What is the cheapest model for resume parsing with good quality?

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite scores 83/100 quality at $0.25/$1.50 per MTok. That is 94% less than Claude Opus 4.8 per call.

How can I reduce my Claude Opus 4.8 costs for resume parsing?

Three strategies: prompt caching (90% off input), batch API (50% off all tokens), prompt optimization. Combined: $0.0325 drops to about $0.001625 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 resume parsing calls use 2,500 plus 800 tokens, well within limits.

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