Output speed
#52 fastest of 7982 tok/sat max
Anthropic · released 2026-05-28
Measured on 208 benchmarks.
29.4
#31 of 98 models · best at max
includes estimates: 35% of the mix is measured for this model
Bars show where Opus 4.8 sits among the 98 ranked models on each benchmark (right is best); the tick is the field median.
82 tok/sat max
38sat max
$0.754 per 1M tokens at API prices$0.013 on Claude Ultra
97.1% cache read · 0.27% fresh input · 2.14% cache write · 0.49% output
Measured from T3 Code usage in Claude Code, Oct 30 to Nov 5, medium confidence. One app’s users, not everyone’s. $0.735 at the standard 97 / 2.5 / 0.5 mix.
Not measured for Opus 4.8: cost per task, time per task, output tokens per task (no published API price yet).
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Leader: Muse Wonder Full · 32.6%
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Leader: Kimi K3.1 · 67.2%