Claude Opus 4.8 vs Kimi K2.8 Preview

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 4.8 and Kimi K2.8 Preview: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 聚合 AI 中转站. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Opus 4.8Kimi K2.8 Preview
Input (per 1M tokens)$4.5$0.55
Output (per 1M tokens)$22.5$2.2
Cache read explicit (per 1M tokens)$0.45$0.1375
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$5.625

Specifications

ItemClaude Opus 4.8Kimi K2.8 Preview
Context window1,000,0001,048,576
Max output128,000131,072

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Opus 4.8Kimi K2.8 Preview
function_callingYesYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
reasoningYes
visionYes
web_searchYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4.8 or Kimi K2.8 Preview?

On input, Kimi K2.8 Preview is cheaper ($4.5 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens). On output, Kimi K2.8 Preview is cheaper ($22.5 vs $2.2 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.8 or Kimi K2.8 Preview?

Kimi K2.8 Preview does — Claude Opus 4.8 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens and Kimi K2.8 Preview accepts 1,048,576.

What can Claude Opus 4.8 do that Kimi K2.8 Preview cannot?

both support function_calling, prompt_caching; only Claude Opus 4.8 supports vision; only Kimi K2.8 Preview supports reasoning, web_search.

Can I switch between Claude Opus 4.8 and Kimi K2.8 Preview without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on 聚合 AI 中转站 through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-opus-4-8" to "kimi-k2.8-preview", nothing else.

Both are available on 聚合 AI 中转站 under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

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