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Claude

Claude Opus 4.8

Official

anthropic/claude-opus-4.8

Anthropic's current flagship. Best-in-class complex coding (Claude Code), long-form analysis, and multi-step agents, now with a 1M-token context window. Native prompt caching cuts cost on repeated context. Pick it when output quality matters most.

1000K contextVisionReasoningTool callingCodingPrompt cache

Pricing

Source: anthropic_x0.18 · Verified 2026-06-08

InputOfficial $5 / M tokens
$0.9/ M tokensSave 82%
OutputOfficial $25 / M tokens
$4.5/ M tokensSave 82%

Cache read $0.09/M · Cache write $1.125/M

Estimate cost

Estimated cost$0.0135

Protocols

  • OpenAI Chat CompletionsStatus: Not supported
  • OpenAI ResponsesStatus: Not supported
  • Anthropic MessagesStatus: Available: Streaminghttps://api.routemux.com/anthropic
  • Google Vertex AIStatus: Not supported
  • OpenAI ImagesStatus: Not supported
  • OpenAI SoraStatus: Not supported

Call IDs

Use either ID to call this model via the API.

RouteMux nameanthropic/claude-opus-4.8
Official IDclaude-opus-4-8

Usable Model IDs

You can use these names directly in the request model field.

claude-opus-4-8

Try it

Replace the ROUTEMUX_KEY placeholder with your API key. Create one →

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(
    base_url="https://api.routemux.com/anthropic",
    api_key="<ROUTEMUX_KEY>",
)

message = client.messages.create(
    model="anthropic/claude-opus-4.8",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "What is the meaning of life?"}],
)
print(message.content[0].text)
base_url: https://api.routemux.com/anthropic

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Frequently asked questions

What is Claude Opus 4.8?

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 — current flagship, top reasoning & coding.

How large is the context window of Claude Opus 4.8?

Claude Opus 4.8 supports a context window of up to 1M tokens, with up to 8K output tokens per request.

How much does the Claude Opus 4.8 API cost?

Through RouteMux, Claude Opus 4.8 costs $0.9 for input and $4.5 for output (USD per 1M tokens), below the official list price.

How do I call Claude Opus 4.8 via API?

Claude Opus 4.8 is OpenAI-compatible: point your base URL at RouteMux and set the model field to anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 — no code changes needed.

Which input and output modalities does Claude Opus 4.8 support?

Claude Opus 4.8 accepts text, image as input and produces text as output.