Anthropic API launches Opus 4.8 with new fast mode for lightning speeds
What happened
Between the May 25, 2026 and Jun 2, 2026 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Opus 4.8 launched as new flagship API model (same $5/$25 per MTok pricing as Opus 4.7); Opus 4.7 moved to legacy section. New fast mode available for Opus 4.8 at 2x standard pricing for up to 2.5x faster speeds. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Haiku 4.5 at $5 per MTok output + $1.25 per MTok cache write, Sonnet 5 at $2 per MTok input + $10 per MTok output, Opus 5 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $0.5 per MTok cache read, Fable 5 at $12.5 per MTok cache write + $1 per MTok cache read and Opus 4.8 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $5 per MTok input.
It lands 20 days after Anthropic's previous change, "Anthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations" (May 13, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Anthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime" (Apr 21, 2026), "Anthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate" (Apr 4, 2026) and "Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers" (Mar 16, 2026). Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Mistral AI, X, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7 · PlanAddedNo Opus 4.8Opus 4.8
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7 | Plan | No Opus 4.8 | Opus 4.8 | Added |
Values as written on Anthropic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anthropic's pricing page (anthropic.com) from May 25, 2026 and Jun 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Opus 4.8 now appears.
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Anthropic, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026improvedAnthropic API: Opus 5.5 launches, replaces Opus 5 as flagship
- Jul 2, 2026packagingAnthropic API: Fast mode for Opus 4.8 + Managed Agents pricing added
- Jun 19, 2026packagingAnthropic API shifts Opus 4.8 focus to enterprise agentic coding
- Jun 2, 2026packagingAnthropic API launches Opus 4.8 with new fast mode for lightning speeds · this change
- May 13, 2026improvedAnthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations
- Apr 21, 2026packagingAnthropic API launches Managed Agents at $0.08 per session-hour of runtime
- Apr 4, 2026packagingAnthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate
- Mar 16, 2026packagingAnthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- Mistral AIJun 2Mistral AI adds Task scheduling, Skills, and Workflows in major overhaul
- XMay 29X launches Grok coding model and image/video/voice API pricing
- GoogleMay 26Google Cloud renames Vertex AI Search to Agent Search for commerce
- OpenAIMay 11OpenAI API raises GPT-Realtime-2 text output 50%, adds translate
- MicrosoftMay 5Microsoft Dynamics365 swaps Record updates for prebuilt Sales Close Agent
Questions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 25, 2026 and Jun 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between May 25, 2026 and Jun 2, 2026?
Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7 plan: No Opus 4.8 → Opus 4.8, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 25, 2026 and Jun 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anthropic API consolidates Microsoft 365 and Outlook integrations" on May 13, 2026; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.