Anthropic ships Opus 4.8 with a 3x fast mode price cut, says Mythos is weeks away
May 29, 2026
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by Micah Abiodun
for CryptoPolitan

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Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.8, cutting fast-mode pricing by two-thirds while keeping standard rates at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens, and the model is positioned to undercut GPT-5.5. The firm also said its flagship Mythos model will be available to all users within weeks, a move that could affect adoption of tokenized AI services and AI-focused crypto, DeFi and DEX projects and pressure related token launches and fundraising activities.
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Anthropic announced the release of Claude Opus 4.8 on Wednesday, cutting fast mode pricing by two-thirds. The company hinted that its strongest model, Mythos, will be available to all users within weeks. Standard pricing for Opus 4.8 stays flat at $5 input and $25 output per million tokens, per Anthropic’s blog. Opus 4.8 undercuts GPT-5.5...