Claude Opus 4.8 vs Sonar Pro Search
Input price
$5.00
$3.00
Output price
$25.00
$15.00
Context window
1000K
200K
Throughput
158 tok/s
168 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.023
$0.014
Efficiency score
84
83
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-OPUS-4.
SONAR-PRO-SEAR
Chat assistant
$4,500
$2,700
RAG / long context
$8,250
$4,950
Agent / tool use
$12,600
$7,560
Efficiency score: Claude Opus 4.8
Across price, speed and reliability, Claude Opus 4.8 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 4.8 or Sonar Pro Search cheaper?+
Sonar Pro Search has the lower input price — $3.00 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 4.8 or Sonar Pro Search?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Claude Opus 4.8 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.