Claude Opus 4.7 vs Claude Opus 4.8
2026 - Pricing, benchmarks, and use case comparison
Quick take
- •Both models come from Anthropic. Claude Opus 4.7 targets higher capability; Claude Opus 4.8 is the faster, cheaper tier.
Specs comparison
| Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Type | Closed source | Closed source |
| Context window | 200K | 200K |
| Input / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Release date | 2025-09 | 2026-05 |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.7 | Claude Opus 4.8 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | ~75% | - |
| MMLU | ~90% | - |
| HumanEval | ~95% | - |
Scores sourced from official provider release posts.
Strengths
Claude Opus 4.7
- ✓Best-in-class multi-step reasoning
- ✓Strong scientific and mathematical analysis
- ✓Superior long-context comprehension
- ✓Highly accurate instruction following
- ✓Best Anthropic model for research and analysis
Claude Opus 4.8
- ✓Best-in-class multi-step reasoning
- ✓Improved instruction following over Opus 4.7
- ✓Reduced refusals on edge-case and nuanced requests
- ✓Superior long-context comprehension at 200K tokens
- ✓Strong scientific and mathematical analysis
Which should you choose?
Choose Claude Opus 4.7 if you need...
- →Complex research tasks
- →High-stakes code generation
- →Long-document analysis
- →Scientific reasoning
Choose Claude Opus 4.8 if you need...
- →Complex research and analysis tasks
- →High-stakes code generation
- →Long-document analysis
- →Nuanced reasoning requiring careful judgment