claude-opus-4.6 vs claude-opus-4.8
Input price
$5.00
$5.00
Output price
$25.00
$25.00
Context window
1000K
1000K
Throughput
120 tok/s
158 tok/s
Availability
98.7%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.023
$0.023
Efficiency score
84
84
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-OPUS-4.
CLAUDE-OPUS-4.
Chat assistant
$4,500
$4,500
RAG / long context
$8,250
$8,250
Agent / tool use
$12,600
$12,600
Efficiency score: claude-opus-4.6
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-opus-4.6 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is claude-opus-4.6 or claude-opus-4.8 cheaper?+
claude-opus-4.6 has the lower input price — $5.00 vs $5.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, claude-opus-4.6 or claude-opus-4.8?+
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-opus-4.6 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.