Anthropic Claude API API pricing
Claude's API pairs strong agentic/coding models with first-class tool-use, MCP, and prompt-caching support.
No free tierBilled per token·Verified Jun 27, 2026
Free tier
Trial credits on signup (no ongoing API free tier)
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 4.8 | $5 / $25 per 1M tokens | Flagship model, input/output; 1M-token context with no long-context surcharge. Fast Mode available at $10/$50. |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 | $3 / $15 per 1M tokens | Best speed/intelligence balance, input/output; 1M-token context. |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1 / $5 per 1M tokens | Fastest, most cost-effective tier, input/output; 200K context. |
| Claude Fable 5 | $10 / $50 per 1M tokens | Most capable widely released model for the most demanding reasoning/agentic work; 1M context. |
| Batch API | 50% off standard rates | Asynchronous processing; up to 100K requests or 256MB per batch, most complete within 1 hour. |
| Prompt caching | ~0.1x read / 1.25x write (5m) | Cached input served at ~10% of base price; up to ~90% savings on repeated prefixes. |
What to watch for on the bill
- Rate-limit and quota tiers are opaque, limits are not always clearly stated, generating developer frustration
- Premium pricing at the Opus/Fable tier is high versus commodity LLM APIs
- Some features are gated by model tier or unavailable on certain third-party platforms (e.g. no Batches/web search on Bedrock)
The pricing page, as we saw it
Source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing. Prices change. Confirm on the vendor page before you commit.
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