Calculate the cost of using claude-opus-4.8-fast from OpenRouter for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 1,000,000 tokens
Max: 128,000 tokens
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claude-opus-4.8-fast is a chat model from OpenRouter, one of 346 chat models they offer. It is priced at $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens, ranking 2092 out of 2170 chat models by cost and cheaper than 3% of models in this category. claude-opus-4.8-fast supports vision, function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output. Its 1,000K-token context window is in the top 13% among chat models.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 1,000,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 128,000 tokens.
At $10.00 per 1M input tokens and $50.00 per 1M output tokens, claude-opus-4.8-fast ranks 2092 out of 2170 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 3% of models in this category.
claude-opus-4.8-fast is one of 346 OpenRouter chat models, with support for vision, function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output. its 1,000K-token context window places it in the top 13% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs claude-opus-4.8-fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic.claude-fable-5 | AWS Bedrock | $10.00 | $50.00 | 0% |
| global.anthropic.claude-fable-5 | AWS Bedrock | $10.00 | $50.00 | 0% |
| us.anthropic.claude-fable-5 | AWS Bedrock | $11.00 | $55.00 | +10% |
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No. claude-opus-4.8-fast costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens while anthropic.claude-fable-5 costs $10.00 per 1M input tokens, making anthropic.claude-fable-5 0% more affordable for input. However, claude-opus-4.8-fast may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
claude-opus-4.8-fast input pricing is $10.00 per 1M tokens, which is 1718% above the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 2092 out of 2170 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 3% of models in this category. For output, it costs $50.00 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.46.
Among OpenRouter's 346 chat models, claude-opus-4.8-fast ranks 326 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to claude-opus-4.8-fast are: anthropic.claude-fable-5 from AWS Bedrock ($10.00/1M input tokens); global.anthropic.claude-fable-5 from AWS Bedrock ($10.00/1M input tokens); us.anthropic.claude-fable-5 from AWS Bedrock ($11.00/1M input tokens); eu.anthropic.claude-fable-5 from AWS Bedrock ($11.00/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
claude-opus-4.8-fast supports up to 1,000,000 input tokens, placing it in the top 13% of chat models by context window size (rank 261 of 2095). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories.
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claude-opus-4.8-fast is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $10.00 and generating 1M output tokens costs $50.00.
