Is Claude 2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 cheaper?

Claude 2 and Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Claude 2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8?

Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude 2 vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8

Both have similar output pricing, while Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude 2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude 2	Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8
Provider	Anthropic	Anthropic
Input / 1M tokens	—	$5.00
Output / 1M tokens	—	$25.00
Context window	—	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	—
Released	Jul 2023	—

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FAQ

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