Claude pricing at a glance
| Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | High-volume, low-latency tasks |
| Claude Sonnet (promo thru Aug 31 2026) | $2.00 | $10.00 | General-purpose default |
| Claude Sonnet (standard, from Sep 1 2026) | $3.00 | $15.00 | General-purpose default |
| Claude Opus 5 | $5.00 | $25.00 | Hardest reasoning tasks |
See Anthropic's official pricing page →
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Claude API cost?
Haiku 4.5 is $1.00/$5.00 per million input/output tokens, Sonnet is $2.00/$10.00 under a promo through Aug 31 2026 ($3.00/$15.00 standard afterward), and Opus 5 is $5.00/$25.00. Rates change — verify on Anthropic's pricing page.
Is Sonnet or Opus cheaper?
Sonnet is roughly 60% cheaper than Opus per token. Reserve Opus for tasks where the extra reasoning quality is worth the cost.
Does caching help with Claude costs?
Yes — cached input tokens are billed at about 10% of the standard rate, and Batch API usage is roughly 50% off. Toggle both in the calculator above to see the effect on your bill.
Compare against GPT and Gemini
Want the full picture across providers? Use the universal LLM cost calculator to compare Claude against OpenAI's GPT models and Google's Gemini models side by side for the same workload.