Claude Sonnet 5
$2
Input / MTok
$10
Output / MTok
$0.2
Cache read / MTok
Introductory pricing in effect through 31 August 2026.
API identifier claude-sonnet-5 · Context 1,000,000 tokens
· vendor pricing page
Scheduled change · 24 days away
On 1 September 2026 pricing moves to $3 input / $15 output per million tokens. Introductory pricing ends.
Full price sheet
| Metric | USD / million tokens |
|---|---|
| Input | $2 |
| Output | $10 |
| Cache read | $0.2 |
| Cache write (5m) | $2.5 |
| Cache write (1h) | $4 |
| Batch input | $1 |
| Batch output | $5 |
Price history
| Observed | Metric | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Input | $2 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Output | $10 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Cache read | $0.2 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Cache write (5m) | $2.5 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Cache write (1h) | $4 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Batch input | $1 |
| 2026-08-07 12:06:21 | Batch output | $5 |
Current prices are free and always will be. The full series — every observation since we started watching, which nobody can reconstruct after the fact — is the part Pro pays for.
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