Claude · Mid-tier · 1,000K context window

Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing for resume parsing

$0.0130 per call at 2,500 input / 800 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0130

10K calls/mo

$130

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs

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

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$130
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.013
Daily cost$4
Input rate$2.00/MTok
Output rate$10.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Sonnet 5.5 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-5-5",
    max_tokens=800,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0130 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $2.00/MTok
# Output: $10.00/MTok

What drives resume parsing cost

Resumes are longer than invoices and less uniformly structured, so input runs higher while output stays compact. Like invoice parsing this is a bulk, latency-tolerant workload where the batch API discount applies to the entire request. The parsing instructions are identical across every candidate, which puts them squarely in the cached prefix.

For Claude Sonnet 5.5 specifically, that means output tokens cost 5.0x more than input, at $10.00 vs $2.00 per MTok. At this use case’s 2,500/800 token split, output accounts for 62% of the $0.0130 per-call cost.

Complete Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$2.002,500
Output$10.00800

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $2.00 to $0.20/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.004500 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$0.0130$130$85$45
50,000 calls$0.0130$650$425$225
100,000 calls$0.0130$1,300$850$450
500,000 calls$0.0130$6,500$4,250$2,250
1,000,000 calls$0.0130$13,000$8,500$4,500

Claude Sonnet 5.5 quality benchmarks for resume parsing

Benchmark data for resume parsing is pending for Claude Sonnet 5.5. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Performance across all task types

Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores by task type. Resume Parsing highlighted.

Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 74

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 26 of 2026. This snapshot is 14 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for resume parsing

2 models score 80+ on resume parsing benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Gemini 3 Flash (72% less, 86/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Gemini 3 FlashGemini$0.50$3.0086/100$0.00365072% cheaper
Claude Haiku 4.5Claude$1.00$5.0088/100$0.00650050% cheaper

About Claude Sonnet 5.5

Provider

Claude

Tier

Mid-tier

Context

1,000K tokens

Released

Sep 2026

Added by the model-onboarding job on 2026-09-29. Prices confirmed by the provider pricing page and the LiteLLM cross-check. Release date from the provider model list. 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 Mythos 5Flagship$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
Claude Sonnet 4.5Mid-tier$3.00$15.00200K

You can compare Claude Sonnet 5.5 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 Sonnet 5.5 cost for resume parsing per API call?

A typical resume parsing call using Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs about $0.0130 per call. This estimate uses 2,500 input tokens and 800 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens.

Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 the best model for resume parsing?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a resume parsing ranking for Claude Sonnet 5.5. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for resume parsing with good quality?

The most affordable model for resume parsing above 80/100 quality is Gemini 3 Flash. It comes from Gemini at $0.50 per million input tokens. Output costs $3.00 per million tokens with a quality score of 86/100. Switching from Claude Sonnet 5.5 to Gemini 3 Flash saves about 72% per API call.

How can I reduce my Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs for resume parsing?

Three strategies lower Claude Sonnet 5.5 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 $0.0130 to about $0.000650 per call.

How does Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude has 14 other models alongside Claude Sonnet 5.5 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 Mythos 5 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), Claude Sonnet 4.5 at $3.00/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier). The right choice depends on whether your resume parsing workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does Claude Sonnet 5.5 support?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 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 resume parsing, typical calls use 2,500 input and 800 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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