Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) API Pricing
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $12.50 per 1M output tokens (cache reads: $0.250). Context window: 1M. Prices verified 2026-10-21 · source
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Token economics
| Token type | Price | vs base input |
|---|---|---|
| Standard input | $2.50 | — |
| Cache read | $0.250 | −90% |
| Cache write (5m) | $3.13 | +25% |
| Cache write (1h TTL) | $5.00 | +100% |
| Output | $12.50 | — |
| Web search tool | $10/1k searches | — |
Prompt caching stores repeated context server-side: reads cost far less, but writes carry a one-time premium.
Higher effort = deeper thinking = more reasoning tokens billed as output.
What would Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $70.00 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $225.00 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $487.50 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $125.00 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch)
Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic's most capable generally available model in the Opus family. It supports text, image, and file inputs with text output, with reasoning support and a 1M-token...
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) cost?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) costs $2.50 per 1M input tokens and $12.50 per 1M output tokens; cached input tokens cost $0.250 per 1M. Verified 2026-10-21 — provider source.
What is the context window?
1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens per response. That's roughly 1250 pages of text in a single request.
Does it support prompt caching?
Yes — cached input is $0.250/1M, about 90% cheaper than standard input. Agents and RAG workloads with repeated context benefit most.
What's a cheaper alternative?
ScaleDown: Summarize saves about 99% on a typical workload with comparable quality.
Official resources
- Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (batch) on OpenRouter — live endpoint, pricing source of record.
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