tokevenClaude · Flagship · 200K context window
Claude Opus 4.8 pricing for security review
$0.0925 per call at 6,000 input / 2,500 output tokens.
Per call
$0.0925
10K calls/mo
$925
Cache savings
90% off input
Batch savings
50% off all
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Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your security review spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.
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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=2500,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0925 per call at standard rates
# Input: $5.00/MTok
# Output: $25.00/MTokHow Claude Opus 4.8 compares on cost
Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on security review benchmarks. Hover for details.
Cheapest viable option: Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.0370/call (60% less, 96/100 quality).
What drives security review cost
Security review is the code task where quality is worth paying for: a missed vulnerability costs more than the entire year's inference bill. Input is large (the code plus the threat context) and output is moderate. This is the clearest case on this list for choosing a top-ranked model over the cheapest viable one, and for not batching away the latency you need in CI.
For Claude Opus 4.8 specifically, that means output tokens cost 5.0x more than input, at $25.00 vs $5.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 6,000/2,500 token split, output accounts for 68% of the $0.0925 per-call cost.
Complete Claude Opus 4.8 pricing breakdown
Standard token rates
| Direction | $/MTok | Tokens per call |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $5.00 | 6,000 |
| Output | $25.00 | 2,500 |
Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens
Caching drops input cost from $5.00 to $0.50/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.0270 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 volume | Cost per call | Standard monthly | Cached monthly | You save with caching |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 calls | $0.0925 | $925 | $655 | $270 |
| 50,000 calls | $0.0925 | $4,625 | $3,275 | $1,350 |
| 100,000 calls | $0.0925 | $9,250 | $6,550 | $2,700 |
| 500,000 calls | $0.0925 | $46,250 | $32,750 | $13,500 |
| 1,000,000 calls | $0.0925 | $92,500 | $65,500 | $27,000 |
Claude Opus 4.8 quality benchmarks for security review
Use Claude Opus 4.8 for security review
Scores 94/100 (rank #2 of 20). Strong pick for production security review workloads.
Top-ranked: Claude Sonnet 5 (96/100) at $0.0370/call
Performance across all task types
Claude Opus 4.8 scores by task type. Security Review highlighted.
| Task type | Confidence score | Rank out of 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 97/100 | #1 |
| Code Generation | 95/100 | #1 |
| Code Review(current page) | 94/100 | #2 |
| Creative Writing | 93/100 | #1 |
| Summarization | 88/100 | #4 |
| Q&A | 85/100 | #5 |
| Extraction | 82/100 | #5 |
| Classification | 80/100 | #6 |
Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.
Alternative models for security review
8 models score 80+ on security review benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Sonnet 5 (60% less, 96/100 quality).
| Model | Provider | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Quality | Per call | vs Claude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Claude | $2.00 | $10.00 | 96/100 | $0.0370 | 60% cheaper |
| GPT 5.6 Terra | GPT | $2.00 | $12.00 | 84/100 | $0.0420 | 55% cheaper |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Gemini | $2.00 | $12.00 | 84/100 | $0.0420 | 55% cheaper |
| GPT 5.4 | GPT | $2.50 | $15.00 | 82/100 | $0.0525 | 43% cheaper |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Claude | $3.00 | $15.00 | 95/100 | $0.0555 | 40% cheaper |
| GPT 5.6 Sol | GPT | $4.00 | $20.00 | 92/100 | $0.0740 | 20% cheaper |
| GPT 5.5 | GPT | $5.00 | $30.00 | 90/100 | $0.1050 | 14% more |
| Claude Fable 5 | Claude | $10.00 | $50.00 | 95/100 | $0.1850 | 100% more |
About Claude Opus 4.8
Provider
Claude
Tier
Flagship
Context
200K tokens
Released
Apr 2026
Other models from Claude
| Model | Tier | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Mid-tier | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Fast / Budget | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200K |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Mid-tier | $2.00 | $10.00 | 200K |
| Claude Opus 5 | Flagship | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1,000K |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | Flagship | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1,000K |
| Claude Fable 5 | Flagship | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1,000K |
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
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
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 security review per API call?
A typical security review call using Claude Opus 4.8 costs about $0.0925 per call. This estimate uses 6,000 input tokens and 2,500 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens.
Is Claude Opus 4.8 the best model for security review?
Claude Opus 4.8 scores 94 out of 100 on security review benchmarks overall. It ranks #2 across all 20 models in our cross-provider registry. The highest-ranked model for this task is Claude Sonnet 5 from Claude. That model scores 96/100 on this task type. Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 8 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.
What is the cheapest model for security review with good quality?
The most affordable model for security review above 80/100 quality is Claude Sonnet 5. It comes from Claude at $2.00 per million input tokens. Output costs $10.00 per million tokens with a quality score of 96/100. Switching from Claude Opus 4.8 to Claude Sonnet 5 saves about 60% per API call.
How can I reduce my Claude Opus 4.8 costs for security review?
Three strategies lower Claude Opus 4.8 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 90% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.0925 to about $0.004625 per call.
How does Claude Opus 4.8 pricing compare to other Claude models?
Claude has 6 other models alongside Claude Opus 4.8 today: Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Opus 5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5.1 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship). The right choice depends on whether your security review workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.
What context window does Claude Opus 4.8 support?
Claude Opus 4.8 supports a context window of 200K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For security review, typical calls use 6,000 input and 2,500 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.
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