Models

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct vs Claude Opus 4.8

Compare Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct from Microsoft and Claude Opus 4.8 from Anthropic on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Microsoft · text, image, audio → text

Microsoft's latest model

Input$0.12 /M
Output$0.48 /M
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Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic · text, image, pdf → text

Claude Opus 4.8 is Anthropic’s newest and most powerful publicly available model. It is suitable for the most complex tasks. It is Anthropic’s strongest model for complex reasoning, long-horizon agent programming, and highly autonomous work.claude-opus-4-8 does not display thought content by default; you need to set the additional parameter "display": "summarized" to enable it

Input$5 /M
Output$25 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
Claude Opus 4.8
Input /M
$0.12
$5
Output /M
$0.48
$25
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
128,000
1,000,000
Max output
4,000
128,000
Time to First Token
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1.1 s
Throughput
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82.6 tok/s
Modalities
textimageaudio
textimagepdf
Supported Parameters
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
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May 28, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct
$14.40 /mo
Claude Opus 4.8
$675 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct, Claude Opus 4.8?

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct: $0.48/M output tokens; Claude Opus 4.8: $25/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How large is each context window?

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct accepts 128,000 and Claude Opus 4.8 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 4,000 tokens on Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct and 128,000 tokens on Claude Opus 4.8.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct accepts text, image and audio input; Claude Opus 4.8 accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call Aihub Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct and Claude Opus 4.8 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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