New #1 on SWE-Bench Pro — parallel subagents, same price as Opus 4.7.
69.2% SWE-Bench Pro — new #1, up from Opus 4.7's 64.3%
88.6% SWE-Bench Verified and 83.4% OSWorld computer use
Native parallel subagents: orchestrated multi-agent execution in a single call
1890 Arena Elo, 121 points ahead of GPT-5.5
Deliberate pace — not the right pick for latency-sensitive applications
Same price tier as Opus 4.7; not a budget option
What people actually use Claude Opus 4.8 for.
Running parallel subagent workflows that split, solve, and merge complex engineering tasks
Autonomous PR review and multi-file refactors where accuracy matters more than speed
Deep research synthesis across 1M-token corpora — patents, codebases, legal documents
See what Claude Opus 4.8 actually costs at your usage level
Based on Claude Opus 4.8 API pricing: $5/1M input · $25/1M output. Real costs vary by provider discounts and caching. Check the provider for exact current rates.
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Hardest coding tasks, parallel agentic workflows, and high-fidelity vision. Start free — no card required.
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Claude Opus 4.8 now leads all premium coding recommendations, replacing Opus 4.7. At 69.2% SWE-Bench Pro vs 64.3%, it is the clear benchmark leader. Opus 4.7 is retained for legacy comparisons and pinned integrations.
View modelAnthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8 on May 27, 2026. It scores 69.2% on SWE-Bench Pro (up from 64.3% on Opus 4.7), 88.6% on SWE-Bench Verified, and 1890 Arena Elo — 121 points ahead of GPT-5.5. Pricing is unchanged at $5/$25 per 1M tokens. Key new feature: native parallel subagents.
Claude Opus 4.8 is best for hardest coding tasks, parallel agentic workflows, and high-fidelity vision. It is a strong fit when that workflow matters more than the tradeoffs around premium pricing and deliberate speed.
You need low-latency responses, image generation, or a workflow locked to OpenAI tooling.
Meta: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is the lower-cost option to compare first when you want a similar workflow fit with less token spend.
Anthropic: Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the better pick when response time matters more than maximum depth or premium quality.
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Hardest coding tasks, parallel agentic workflows, and high-fidelity vision
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Claude 3.5 Sonnet is Anthropic's mid-cycle flagship model, balancing strong reasoning, coding, and instruction-following with a 200K context window. It sits between Haiku and Opus in Anthropic's lineup, offering near-flagship quality at a lower cost than top-tier models.
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