AnthropicStableChecked 2026-07-12

Claude Sonnet 5 pricing, context window, and cost calculator

An Anthropic model with tracked introductory pricing and a future effective pricing record.

Verified fields

Quick facts

ProviderAnthropic
API model IDclaude-sonnet-5
Default input / 1M$2.00
Default output / 1M$10.00
Context window1,000,000
Default profilestandard
Acceptstext, image
Producestext
Knowledge cutoff2026-01
StatusStable
Maximum output128,000 tokens

Supported capabilities

  • Streaming
  • Function calling
  • Structured outputs
  • Prompt caching
  • Batch API
  • Reasoning

Only capabilities explicitly tracked from provider documentation are shown.

Source-tracked rates

Verified pricing profiles

Amounts are USD per 1M tokens unless the column states an hourly storage unit.

ProfileInput / 1MCached input / 1MCache write / 1MOutput / 1MNotes
standardDefault$2.00 USD$0.20 USD$2.50 USD (5m) / $4.00 USD (1h)$10.00 USDUsed for default estimates.

Temporary pricing: Current tracked pricing is effective through 2026-08-31.

Future pricing: A separate verified record becomes effective 2026-09-01.

Workload estimate

Claude Sonnet 5 cost calculator

Change the workload assumptions. The calculator uses the same shared pricing resolver as StackLens Compare.

Estimated monthly total$70.00
Monthly input cost
$20.00
Monthly output cost
$50.00
Per 1,000 requests
$7.00
Active profile
standard

Estimate excludes untracked provider-specific charges.

Explicit assumptions

Common workload examples

Input only

1M input tokens

$2.00 under the standard profile, excluding output and other charges.

Output only

1M output tokens

$10.00 under the standard profile, excluding input and other charges.

Default workload

10,000 monthly requests

At 1,000 input and 500 output tokens per request: $70.00 under standard.

Cache scenario

50% cached input

The same default workload with 50% cached input is estimated at $61.00. Cache savings apply only to the tracked cached-input rate.

Verification

Sources and methodology

Pricing and limits are source-tracked and may change. Verify current values with the provider before making production purchasing decisions.

Calculator profile rule: standard is the verified default. Display as temporary introductory pricing through August 31, 2026.