Claude Opus 4.8 vs Claude Sonnet 5

Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, context windows, and capabilities. Both models are available through one MeshTok API key at official list pricing.

Cheaper input: Claude Sonnet 5 ($3.00/M) · Longer context: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M)

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic
Input price $5.00/M $3.00/M
Output price $25.00/M $15.00/M
Context window 1M 1M
Vendor Anthropic Anthropic
Origin US US
Image input Yes Yes
Video input No No
Audio input No No
Reasoning Yes Yes
Coding No Yes
Tool use Yes Yes
Start with either model Claude Opus 4.8 details Claude Sonnet 5 details

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