Anthropic · Direct provider API · United Kingdom
Can I use Claude Opus 4.8 via Direct API in United Kingdom?
For ship a commercial product, the current result is unknown. The answer separates availability, licence, contractual and regulatory gates.
Unknown—the evidence does not close the decision.
Claude Opus 4.8 via Direct provider API for “ship a commercial product” in United Kingdom. A current verdict is withheld; the last supported source observations remain visible.
Earliest source review deadline: 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.
availability
?Current evidence needs review
The retained source observation has expired or was not verified in this review. Review the listed exact route and jurisdiction sources before relying on this conclusion.
license
?Current evidence needs review
The retained source observation has expired or was not verified in this review. Review the listed exact route and jurisdiction sources before relying on this conclusion.
contract
?Current evidence needs review
The retained source observation has expired or was not verified in this review. Review the listed exact route and jurisdiction sources before relying on this conclusion.
regulatory
?Current evidence needs review
The retained source observation has expired or was not verified in this review. Review the listed exact route and jurisdiction sources before relying on this conclusion.
- Route price
- Current price needs review
- Dated prior price
- $5 input · $25 output / 1M
- Governing terms
- Anthropic Commercial Terms
The dated prior quote is retained below; verify exact billing before using it.
Effective Not stated by source · checked 2026-10-02
Observed 2026-10-02; current pricing is withheld.
claude-opus-4-8
Primary-source clauses
What this answer rests on.
Every citation includes the exact retained clause, effective date and last verification date.
pricing
Anthropic official model pricing
Named-model and fast-mode tables: standard input/output/cache/batch rates, optional first-party fast mode at US$10/US$50 per MTok, modifier stacking, no fast-mode Batch, and 1.1× US inference-geography pricing
Effective Not stated by source · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z · needs-review
identity
Claude Opus 4.8 exact Claude API identity
Specifications / Model IDs: Claude API uses claude-opus-4-8. Availability: Active (legacy), Claude API listed; retirement not sooner than 2027-05-28.
Effective Current model identity and availability; no separate effective date stated · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z · verified
terms
Anthropic Commercial Terms
A.1, B and D.4: product use permitted, customer owns output, competing-model training/resale restricted absent approval
Effective 2025-06-17 · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z · verified
availability
Anthropic supported regions policy
API supported-region list includes United States, Canada, United Kingdom and all 27 EU member states; Anthropic reserves the right to restrict access based on majority ownership by entities in unsupported countries. Account, ownership and feature eligibility remain conditions.
Effective Current supported-region policy; no effective date stated · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z · needs-review
regulation
UK ICO Data (Use and Access) Act overview
All DUAA data-protection provisions are in force; significant automated decisions may use a broader range of lawful bases only with appropriate safeguards, with special-category data remaining more restricted
Effective All data-protection provisions in force 2026-06-19 · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z · verified
regulation
UK ICO automated decision-making guidance
UK GDPR Arts 22A–22D apply to solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects and require decision information, representations, human intervention and a way to contest the decision
Effective Updated draft guidance 2026-03-31; consultation not final · checked 2026-10-02 · review due 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z · verified
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