Claude Opus 4.8 vs Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)

Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) is about 38.2× cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 on blended token cost ($0.262 vs $10 per 1M). Claude Opus 4.8 (Anthropic) is $10/1M blended, 1M context. Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) (Meta) is $0.262/1M blended, 1M context.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · prices from official provider documentation

SpecClaude Opus 4.8Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
ProviderAnthropicMeta
StatusGAGA
Input $/1M$5$0.15
Output $/1M$25$0.6
Blended $/1M$10$0.262
Context1M1M
Max output128K
Cutoff2026-012024-08