Anthropic API Pricing
Anthropic API pricing for 15 models, from $0.80/1M to $15.00/1M input tokens. Compare Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.7 and more.
Anthropic Recommendation
Anthropic currently spans 15 models from Claude 3.5 Haiku at $0.80/1M input to Claude Opus 4 at $15.00/1M input (18.8x spread). Choose Claude 3.5 Haiku for budget-heavy workloads, and step up to Claude Opus 4 when quality matters more than token cost.
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Anthropic Models & Pricing
| Model | Input Price | Output Price | Context Window | Max Output | Category | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Opus 5 Anthropic's new Opus-tier model for long-running agents, advanced coding, and professional reasoning at Opus 4.8 pricing. Released: 7/24/2026 | $5.00 per 1M tokens | $25.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | flagship | textvisionreasoningcode |
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic's next-generation Sonnet model for agentic coding, tool use, reasoning, and long-context knowledge work, shown with introductory pricing through August 31, 2026 Released: 6/30/2026 | $2.00 per 1M tokens | $10.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | balanced | textvisioncodereasoningcomputer-use |
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic's generally available Mythos-class model for long-running agentic workflows, code execution, memory, vision, and complex tool use. Released: 6/9/2026 | $10.00 per 1M tokens | $50.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | flagship | textvisionreasoningcode |
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic’s latest Opus model for complex reasoning, agentic coding, and high-resolution vision tasks. Released: 4/16/2026 | $5.00 per 1M tokens | $25.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | flagship | textvisionreasoningcode |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Improved Sonnet with frontier-level coding, computer use, and reasoning at balanced pricing Released: 2/18/2026 | $3.00 per 1M tokens | $15.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 65,536 tokens | balanced | textvisioncodereasoningcomputer-use |
$5.00 per 1M tokens | $25.00 per 1M tokens | 1,000,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens | flagship | textvisionreasoningcode | |
Claude Opus 4.5 Latest Opus iteration with improved performance, released November 2025 Released: 11/1/2025 | $5.00 per 1M tokens | $25.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens | flagship | textvisioncodereasoning |
$1.00 per 1M tokens | $5.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens | efficient | textvision | |
$3.00 per 1M tokens | $15.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens | balanced | textvisioncode | |
Claude Opus 4.1 Enhanced Claude 4 Opus with improved performance, released August 2025 Released: 8/5/2025 | $15.00 per 1M tokens | $75.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens | flagship | textvisioncodereasoning |
Claude Opus 4 Anthropic's highly capable model released May 2025 with advanced reasoning Released: 5/14/2025 | $15.00 per 1M tokens | $75.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens | flagship | textvisioncodereasoning |
$3.00 per 1M tokens | $15.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 64,000 tokens | standard | textvisioncodereasoning | |
$0.80 per 1M tokens | $4.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | efficient | textvision | |
Claude 3.5 Sonnet Previous generation balanced model with strong coding abilities Released: 10/22/2024 | $3.00 per 1M tokens | $15.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 8,192 tokens | balanced | textvisioncode |
$15.00 per 1M tokens | $75.00 per 1M tokens | 200,000 tokens | 4,096 tokens | flagship | textvisionreasoning |
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Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Fable 5
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Fable 5 vs Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 vs Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic Pricing FAQ
How much does Anthropic API cost?
Anthropic offers 15 models with input pricing ranging from $0.80 to $15.00 per million tokens. The most affordable option is Claude 3.5 Haiku at $0.80/1M input and $4.00/1M output tokens.
What is the cheapest Anthropic model?
Claude 3.5 Haiku is the cheapest Anthropic model at $0.80 per million input tokens and $4.00 per million output tokens. It supports a 200,000-token context window.
Which Anthropic model should I use?
It depends on your use case. Claude 3.5 Haiku is best for cost-sensitive applications. Claude Opus 4 ($15.00/1M input) offers the strongest capabilities. For high-volume workloads, their efficient-tier models offer the best cost-performance ratio.
What models does Anthropic offer?
Anthropic currently offers 15 models: Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Opus 4, Claude Sonnet 4, Claude Opus 4.1, Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3.5 Haiku, Claude 3 Opus. These span flagship, balanced, standard, efficient categories with context windows up to 1000K tokens.
How does Anthropic pricing compare to competitors?
Anthropic's pricing starts at $0.80/1M input tokens with Claude 3.5 Haiku. Use our comparison tool to see side-by-side pricing against other providers like OpenAI, Google, and Mistral.
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