Claude · Flagship · 1,000K context window

Claude Mythos 5 pricing for rag pipeline

$0.1350 per call at 6,000 input / 1,500 output tokens.

Per call

$0.1350

10K calls/mo

$1,350

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Claude Mythos 5 costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your rag pipeline spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$1,350
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.135
Daily cost$45
Input rate$10.00/MTok
Output rate$50.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Mythos 5 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-mythos-5",
    max_tokens=1500,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.1350 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $10.00/MTok
# Output: $50.00/MTok

How Claude Mythos 5 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on rag pipeline benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: GPT 5.6 Luna at $0.003000/call (98% less, 85/100 quality).

What drives rag pipeline cost

Retrieval-augmented calls are dominated by the retrieved passages, not the question. Retrieving eight chunks instead of three roughly triples input cost for an answer that is often no better, so retrieval tuning is cost tuning. The system prompt and instructions are identical on every call, which makes cache reads the first thing to enable.

For Claude Mythos 5 specifically, that means output tokens cost 5.0x more than input, at $50.00 vs $10.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 6,000/1,500 token split, output accounts for 56% of the $0.1350 per-call cost.

Complete Claude Mythos 5 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$10.006,000
Output$50.001,500

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $10.00 to $1.00/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.0540 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.1350$1,350$810$540
50,000 calls$0.1350$6,750$4,050$2,700
100,000 calls$0.1350$13,500$8,100$5,400
500,000 calls$0.1350$67,500$40,500$27,000
1,000,000 calls$0.1350$135,000$81,000$54,000

Claude Mythos 5 quality benchmarks for rag pipeline

Benchmark data for rag pipeline is pending for Claude Mythos 5. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Performance across all task types

Claude Mythos 5 scores by task type. RAG Pipeline highlighted.

Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 72

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 10 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for rag pipeline

12 models score 80+ on rag pipeline benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: GPT 5.6 Luna (98% less, 85/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
GPT 5.6 LunaGPT$0.20$1.2085/100$0.00300098% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0086/100$0.013590% cheaper
Gemini 3.5 FlashGemini$1.50$9.0084/100$0.022583% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0089/100$0.027080% cheaper
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.00$12.0092/100$0.030078% cheaper
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0087/100$0.030078% cheaper
GPT 5.4GPT$2.50$15.0091/100$0.037572% cheaper
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0088/100$0.040570% cheaper
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0091/100$0.054060% cheaper
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0085/100$0.067550% cheaper
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0090/100$0.075044% cheaper
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0088/100$0.1350same cost

About Claude Mythos 5

Provider

Claude

Tier

Flagship

Context

1,000K tokens

Released

Not published

Backfilled on 2026-09-23. Prices confirmed by the provider pricing page and the LiteLLM cross-check. Release date not published in a machine-readable source. Not yet benchmarked, so never recommended.

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Opus 4.8Flagship$5.00$25.001,000K
Claude Sonnet 4.6Mid-tier$3.00$15.001,000K
Claude Haiku 4.5Fast / Budget$1.00$5.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.001,000K
Claude Opus 5Flagship$5.00$25.001,000K
Claude Fable 5.1Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K
Claude Mythos 5.1Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K
Claude Opus 4.7Flagship$5.00$25.001,000K
Claude Opus 4.6Flagship$5.00$25.001,000K
Claude Opus 4.5Flagship$5.00$25.00200K
Claude Opus 5.5Flagship$4.00$20.001,000K

You can compare Claude Mythos 5 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Mythos 5 cost for rag pipeline per API call?

A typical rag pipeline call using Claude Mythos 5 costs about $0.1350 per call. This estimate uses 6,000 input tokens and 1,500 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 per million output tokens.

Is Claude Mythos 5 the best model for rag pipeline?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a rag pipeline ranking for Claude Mythos 5. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for rag pipeline with good quality?

The most affordable model for rag pipeline above 80/100 quality is GPT 5.6 Luna. It comes from GPT at $0.20 per million input tokens. Output costs $1.20 per million tokens with a quality score of 85/100. Switching from Claude Mythos 5 to GPT 5.6 Luna saves about 98% per API call.

How can I reduce my Claude Mythos 5 costs for rag pipeline?

Three strategies lower Claude Mythos 5 costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 90% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.1350 to about $0.006750 per call.

How does Claude Mythos 5 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude has 12 other models alongside Claude Mythos 5 today: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), Claude Opus 5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5.1 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Mythos 5.1 at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.7 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.6 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 4.5 at $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (flagship), Claude Opus 5.5 at $4.00/$20.00 per million tokens (flagship). The right choice depends on whether your rag pipeline workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Claude Mythos 5 support?

Claude Mythos 5 supports a context window of 1,000K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For rag pipeline, typical calls use 6,000 input and 1,500 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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