Claude Opus 4.8 API pricing on OpenRouter
Every OpenRouter Claude Opus 4.8 rate we track, compared against 8 providers serving the same model.
The cheapest Claude Opus 4.8 input price we currently track is $2.29/1M on HiAPI.
The cheapest Claude Opus 4.8 output price is $11.47/1M on HiAPI.
OpenRouter Claude Opus 4.8 rates
Prices per 1M tokens. Batch and cached-input rates are shown where the provider publishes them.
| Mode | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $5.00/1M | $25.00/1M |
About Claude Opus 4.8
- Creator
- Anthropic
- Context
- 1.0M
- Modalities
- text, image
- Knowledge cutoff
- Jan 2026
- Tool calling
- Yes
Claude Opus 4.8 on other providers
About OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides a unified API for accessing hundreds of AI models from multiple providers. It aggregates models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Mistral, and many others, offering a single endpoint with automatic fallback routing and provider optimization.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Claude Opus 4.8 cost on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter serves Claude Opus 4.8 from $5.00 per 1M input tokens, across 1 tracked pricing mode. Prices are collected daily — see the table above for current input, output, and cached-input rates.
Is OpenRouter the cheapest way to run Claude Opus 4.8?
OpenRouter ranks #3 of 8 providers we track serving Claude Opus 4.8 on input price. The cheapest input price right now is on HiAPI. The lowest output price is $11.47/1M on HiAPI. Rates change often, and throughput, latency and context limits differ between providers — check the comparison above before committing.
Does OpenRouter offer batch or cached pricing for Claude Opus 4.8?
We track 1 Claude Opus 4.8 offering from OpenRouter. Batch and cached-input rates appear in the table above when the provider publishes them; blank cells mean we have no current figure for that mode.