claude-opus-4-8 vs claude-sonnet-5
claude-sonnet-5 is about 40% cheaper per 1M input tokens on CaMeL Hub.
| claude-opus-4-8 | claude-sonnet-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| per 1M input tokens | $5.00 | $3.00 |
| per 1M output tokens | $25.00 | $15.00 |
| Context window | 1000000 tokens | 1000000 tokens |
| Capabilities | streaming, vision, function-calling |
When to use which
claude-opus-4-8
Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic's model for complex agentic coding and enterprise work. On CaMeL Hub it costs $5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens — call it through the OpenAI-compatible API by setting base_url to https://api.camel-hub.com/v1 and model to "claude-opus-4-8", or use the Anthropic-native endpoint with your existing Claude tooling.
- Long-running coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Cline) performing multi-file refactors and test-driven bug fixes across large repositories
- Whole-codebase or multi-document analysis in a single request, loading up to 1M tokens of source files, contracts, or logs as context
- Function-calling agent backends that orchestrate many tools over dozens of sequential steps, such as research, ops automation, or data pipelines
- Enterprise document workflows — contract review, RFP drafting, policy summarization — that need long, structured outputs up to 128K tokens
claude-sonnet-5
Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's balanced flagship: near-Opus coding and agent quality at Sonnet speed. Call it on CaMeL Hub with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — set base_url to https://api.camel-hub.com/v1 — at $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens. The Anthropic-native Messages format is supported on the same key, so Claude Code and the official Anthropic SDK work unchanged.
- Agentic coding assistants — connect Cursor, Cline, or your own agent loop through the OpenAI-compatible endpoint for near-Opus code quality at Sonnet cost
- Whole-repository or long-document analysis — contracts, papers, and multi-file codebases fit inside the 1M-token context window in a single request
- Function-calling backends that translate natural-language requests into structured tool calls against internal APIs
- Screenshot and document-image understanding — extract data from UI captures, scanned forms, and charts via vision input