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Claude Sonnet 5 API Price
Anthropic · claude-sonnet-5
| Billing | USD · 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Context Window | 1000K tokens |
| Modalities | Text |
| Deep Thinking | — |
| Batch API | 50% off (input $1 / output $5) |
| Verified Date | 2026-10-17 |
| Official pricing page | platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing ↗ |
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Model pricing 表 Sonnet 5 行的输入/输出单元格在本正文中缺失；标准价 $2 / $10 由 Batch 表（$1 / $5，50% 折扣）与缓存写价 $2.50 / MTok（1.25x 输入）推得。
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Monthly Cost Estimate
30 days · no cache hits · list price
Free quotas, tiered pricing, batch discounts, and time-based pricing are not included; refer to official bills.
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FAQ
How much does the Claude Sonnet 5 API cost?
Input $2/1M tokens, output $10/1M tokens
How large is the Claude Sonnet 5 context window?
1000K tokens. Handles long documents, multi-turn conversations and large-scale inputs.
Does Claude Sonnet 5 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cache writes cost $2.5/1M tokens and cache-hit reads cost $0.2/1M tokens. This significantly cuts the cost of repeated input — ideal for long system prompts and codebase analysis.
Which input modalities does Claude Sonnet 5 support?
Text.
Does Claude Sonnet 5 offer Batch API discounts?
Yes. The Batch API gets 50% off — input $1/1M tokens, output $5/1M tokens. Suited to non-realtime, asynchronous workloads.
What is the approximate monthly cost of Claude Sonnet 5?
Depends on volume: light use (1M input + 300K output per day) ≈ $150/month; medium (5M + 1.5M) ≈ $750/month; heavy agents (10M + 3M) ≈ $1,500/month. Cache hits, batch discounts and tiered pricing can lower this further.
How does Claude Sonnet 5 compare with peers on value?
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 is priced low among comparable models; compare against GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 and Gemini 2.5. See the Pricemon market table for a full comparison.
What use cases suit Claude Sonnet 5?
Good for: chat systems, customer support, content generation, coding assistance, data analysis.The long context supports deep-analysis scenarios.
Does Claude Sonnet 5 have a free tier?
Check Anthropic's official pricing page for the latest free quota, trial policy and tiered pricing. Policies differ by vendor and change over time.