Host Azure (US region) raised Claude Opus 4.8 pricing by 10% on all rates
Published 21 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Azure (US region) · input↑ 10%$5.00 → $5.50
- Azure (US region) · output↑ 10%$25.00 → $27.50
- Azure (US region) · cache read↑ 10%$0.50 → $0.55
- Azure (US region) · cache write↑ 10%$6.25 → $6.88
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure (US region) | input | $5.00 | $5.50 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | output | $25.00 | $27.50 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | cache read | $0.50 | $0.55 | ↑ 10% |
| Azure (US region) | cache write | $6.25 | $6.88 | ↑ 10% |
all rates: ↑ 10%
If you buy
Budget for a higher spend on every call you route here, and re-check whether your workload still needs this model at this host before your next top-up.
The model
Claude Opus 4.8open the model →
Proprietary1000K context13 hosts
intelligence27th of 168 writing16th of 168 coding14th of 168 agents19th of 55
Claude Opus 4.8 is a hosted-only model with no download we can point you to, so using it means choosing a host. Its measured strengths sit in coding and instruction following, and its weakest showing is tool use inside agent sessions.
Source
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