New model routing capability; request aihubmix-router to automatically route models based on question complexity, so everyone no longer needs to manually switch models; in our tests comparing the use of the model router versus only using GPT-4.1, we observed up to 60% cost savings while maintaining similar accuracy. The context length of the model router depends on the base model used for each prompt. Input size is 200,000, output size is 32,768. Currently, there are four routing models: gpt-4.1, gpt-4.1-mini, gpt-4.1-nano, o4-mini. Pricing: Due to our current billing structure system, requests through aihubmix-router are billed at the price of gpt-4.1-mini regardless of which final model is used; future billing will be based on the actual model invoked. Everyone is welcome to try it out; the interface will return the name of the actual called model.
AIHubMix Router vs Claude Opus 4.8
Compare AIHubMix Router from OpenAI 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.
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
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Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: AIHubMix Router, Claude Opus 4.8?
AIHubMix Router: $1.6/M output tokens; Claude Opus 4.8: $25/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
Claude Opus 4.8: 1.1s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Claude Opus 4.8 at 82.6 tok/s and AIHubMix Router at 50.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
AIHubMix Router accepts text and image input; Claude Opus 4.8 accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call AIHubMix Router 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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