Claude Opus 4.8 vs Trinity Large Thinking
anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · arcee-ai/trinity-large-thinking
As of November 1, 2026, Trinity Large Thinking is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.2344 per million input tokens and $0.8438 per million output, versus $0.2485 / $1.24 for Claude Opus 4.8, about 30% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the best prices on the market right now. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose Trinity Large Thinking to cut cost; choose Claude Opus 4.8 when context size wins. Claude Opus 4.8 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 256,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Trinity Large Thinking, side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.2485 | $0.2344 |
| Price · output / 1M | $1.24 | $0.8438 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 256,000 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 32,768 |
| Input modalities | text, image | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | — |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | 95% off | 21.6% off |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 1, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Trinity Large Thinking — FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Trinity Large Thinking cheaper?
Trinity Large Thinking is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 30%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between Claude Opus 4.8 and Trinity Large Thinking?
Claude Opus 4.8: $0.2485 in / $1.24 out per 1M tokens. Trinity Large Thinking: $0.2344 in / $0.8438 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 30% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Opus 4.8 and Trinity Large Thinking with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.