Claude Opus 4.8 vs Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper on input ($3.00 vs $15.00 per 1M tokens), Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window (500K).
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Claude Sonnet 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Modality | Text + Vision | Text + Vision |
| Context window | 500Kbest | 400K |
| Input / 1M | $15.00 | $3.00best |
| Output / 1M | $75.00 | $15.00best |
| Released | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Best for | Chat / Assistant, Code generation, Image / Vision | Chat / Assistant, Code generation, Image / Vision |
FAQ
- Is Claude Opus 4.8 cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5?
- Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper, at $3.00 per 1M input tokens versus $15.00.
- Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.8 or Claude Sonnet 5?
- Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window at 500K tokens.