# Claude Opus 4.8 release · 2026-05-28 · snapshot 2026-10-26

Creator: Anthropic · 1 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) | Text, Image | 41.80 | $6874 | 39.5s | no | `claude-opus-4-8` |

## Launch day (2026-05-28)

- Reached the frontier: 1 of 1
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 1.58
- Rank: #19 of 46 releases this past year


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-26T03:27:40Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.