Claude Mythos 5.1 vs Claude Opus 4.8
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Mythos 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.8 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Family | Claude 5 1 | Claude 4 8 |
| Model | Claude Mythos 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| Version | Claude Mythos 5.1 | Claude Opus 4.8 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-09-01 | 2026-05-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2026-06-01 | 2026-01-01 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Unknown | Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
14 comparable fields · 5 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Claude Mythos 5.1 Capabilities
Claude Opus 4.8 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Mythos 5.1 vs Claude Opus 4.8 FAQs
Is Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Opus 4.8, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
Only Claude Opus 4.8 has a directly sourced input price: $5.00 per million tokens. Only Claude Opus 4.8 has a directly sourced output price: $25.00 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Claude Mythos 5.1 is 1,000,000 and Claude Opus 4.8 is 1,000,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Claude Mythos 5.1 is not marked open weight; Claude Opus 4.8 is not marked open weight.
Can Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Opus 4.8 understand images?+
Claude Mythos 5.1 is documented with image input; Claude Opus 4.8 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Mythos 5.1 is 128,000 and Claude Opus 4.8 is 128,000.
Do Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Opus 4.8 support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Mythos 5.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Claude Opus 4.8: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
Claude Mythos 5.1 has 0 sourced provider routes; Claude Opus 4.8 has 2, so Claude Opus 4.8 has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Claude Mythos 5.1 or Claude Opus 4.8?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.