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Handle larger tasks faster and at lower cost
Run long or heavy coding tasks faster and more affordably.
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Key Points
- 1Latest Opus-class model.
- 2Same price as before.
- 3Fast mode improves speed and cost.
- 4Works better for large Claude Code tasks.
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 and says it improves across a wide range of benchmarks. Fast mode can run at 2.5x speed and, in some cases, costs one-third as much as earlier models.
Key points
Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4.8 on May 28. It improves on the prior version and is available at the same price. Claude.ai also adds task-effort controls, while Claude Code gets dynamic workflows for large jobs.
Why it matters
Long-running tasks and complex coding jobs can become faster and less expensive. That broadens the options for both solo builders and teams using Claude for work.
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