Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Input / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $3.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $25.00 | $15.00 |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | — | — |
| Released | — | — |
FAQ
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.