Claude Opus 4.8 Fast

★ Elite

by Anthropic Fast Rank #6 of 46

9.3
/ 10

Fast-mode variant of [Opus 4.8](/anthropic/claude-opus-4.8) - identical capabilities with higher output speed at 2x pricing relative to regular Opus 4.8. Learn more in Anthropic's docs: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/fast-mode

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Specifications for Claude Opus 4.8 Fast
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Lab Anthropic
Tags Fast
Overall Score 9.3/10
Release Date 2026-05
Context Window 1,000,000 tokens
Input Price / 1M $10.00
Output Price / 1M $50.00
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