🏔️ Anthropic Claude API Pricing (Per 1
Million Tokens)
Anthropic
categorizes its models into a "family" based on a balance of
intelligence, speed, and cost: Opus (highest intelligence), Sonnet
(best balance), and Haiku (fastest and most cost-effective).
|
Model Category |
Model Name |
Input
Price (per 1M Tokens) |
Output
Price (per 1M Tokens) |
Use Case & Speed |
|
Opus (Highest Tier) |
Claude 4.1 / 4.0 Opus |
$15.00 |
$75.00 |
Highly
complex tasks, advanced reasoning, and strategic analysis. |
|
Sonnet (Balanced Tier) |
Claude 4.5 / 4.0 Sonnet |
$3.00 |
$15.00 |
High-throughput
tasks, data processing, and code generation. |
|
Haiku (Fastest Tier) |
Claude 4.5 / 4.0 Haiku |
$1.00 |
$5.00 |
Simple,
high-speed tasks, like quick support and content moderation. |
|
Haiku (Older Tier) |
Claude 3.5 Haiku |
$0.80 |
$4.00 |
Even
faster, for simple tasks where speed is critical. |
Note
on Context Window: A major selling point for Claude models is their large context window
(the amount of text the model can 'remember' at once). Most Claude models above
support up to 200,000 tokens by default, which is significantly larger
than the base offering of many competitors.
💰 Anthropic API Pricing Features
Anthropic
also offers different mechanisms that can greatly affect your total billing:
|
Feature |
Cost Impact |
Model Tier Example (Sonnet) |
|
Prompt Caching (Read) |
Low cost
to reuse a cached prompt. |
$\approx \$0.30$ per 1M tokens |
|
Prompt Caching (Write) |
Low cost
to write a new prompt to the cache. |
$\approx \$3.75$ per 1M tokens |
|
Batch Processing |
Up to 50%
cost savings for large, non-urgent jobs. |
Significantly
reduces base Input and Output costs. |
Token-to-Word
Reminder
As a
reminder, the conversion rule of thumb remains the same for the Claude models:
1,000,000
tokens (for English) $\approx 750,000$ words.
Disclaimer: Prices for the older Claude 3
series (Opus 3, Sonnet 3, Haiku 3) are still available but generally higher
than the newer 4.x/4.x models (as the newer models are often more efficient).
Always check the official Anthropic pricing page for the most accurate
and up-to-date figures.