Worked example
100K input + 2K output
$0.22
Estimated token cost for one request. At 10,000 identical requests per month, the token subtotal would be $2,200.
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Claude Sonnet 5
Production-focused Claude model with temporary introductory pricing through August 2026.
active
balanced
1,000,000 context
Verified 2026-08-02
Pricing modes
USD per one million tokens. Unsupported rate types are shown as unavailable rather than treated as zero.
| Mode | Input | Cached input | Cache write | Output | Long-context band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard | $2 | $0.2 | $2.5 | $10 | — |
| batch | $1 | — | — | $5 | — |
Technical limits
Model constraints
Context window1,000,000 tokens
Maximum output128,000
Long-context thresholdNot applicable
Tokenizer profileanthropic_new
What can change the invoice
- Cached-token savings depend on provider eligibility and correct cache implementation.
- Taxes, cloud marketplaces, enterprise contracts, retries, latency and quality differences are not included in this example.
Verification record
Pricing was checked against first-party documentation on 2026-08-02. The active schedule is effective from 2026-08-01.
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