tokevenClaude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5 is Claude's balanced performance model, priced at $2.00/MTok input and $10.00/MTok output with a 200K context window. Launched at $2/$10 as introductory pricing through Aug 31, 2026. Anthropic cancelled the scheduled increase to $3/$15, so this is now the standard price.
Input $/MTok
$2.00
Output $/MTok
$10.00
Context window
200K
Cache read discount
90% off
Claude Sonnet 5 pricing breakdown
| Rate | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Cached read (90% off input) | $0.20 | - |
| Cached write (25% surcharge) | $2.50 | - |
| Batch (50% off) | $1.00 | $5.00 |
All rates in USD per million tokens. Prices verified against provider documentation.
Claude Sonnet 5 task benchmarks
Confidence scores (0-100) and cross-provider rank for each task type. Rank 1 is best across all 20 models.
| Task | Confidence | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 93/100 | #2 |
| Code Review | 96/100 | #1 |
| Summarization | 91/100 | #1 |
| Q&A | 89/100 | #2 |
| Extraction | 88/100 | #2 |
| Reasoning | 90/100 | #2 |
| Classification | 86/100 | #3 |
| Creative Writing | 87/100 | #3 |
Claude Sonnet 5 cost by use case
Estimated cost per API call using default token counts for each workload.
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code Generation | 2,000 | 4,000 | $0.0440 |
| Unit Test Generation | 3,000 | 5,000 | $0.0560 |
| SQL Generation | 1,500 | 1,000 | $0.0130 |
| API Generation | 3,000 | 6,000 | $0.0660 |
| Code Refactoring | 4,000 | 4,000 | $0.0480 |
| Code Review | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.0300 |
| PR Review | 8,000 | 3,000 | $0.0460 |
| Security Review | 6,000 | 2,500 | $0.0370 |
| Bug Detection | 5,000 | 2,000 | $0.0300 |
| Document Summarization | 10,000 | 1,000 | $0.0300 |
| PDF Summarization | 15,000 | 1,500 | $0.0450 |
| Meeting Notes | 8,000 | 2,000 | $0.0360 |
Monthly cost projections
Projected monthly spend at different call volumes, using code generation as a representative workload (2,000 input / 4,000 output tokens per call).
| Calls / month | Without caching | With caching (90% read discount) |
|---|---|---|
| 1K | $44 | $41.48 |
| 10K | $440 | $414.8 |
| 100K | $4,400 | $4,148 |
| 500K | $22,000 | $20,740 |
| 1M | $44,000 | $41,480 |
Caching estimate assumes 70% of input tokens are cache reads. Your actual cache hit rate will depend on prompt structure and reuse.
Mid-tier alternatives to Claude Sonnet 5
Same-tier models from other providers, sorted by input price.
| Model | Provider | Input $/MTok | Output $/MTok | Input savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok 4.3 | Grok | $1.25 | $2.50 | 38% cheaper |
| GPT 5.6 Terra | GPT | $2.00 | $12.00 | Same price |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Gemini | $2.00 | $12.00 | Same price |
| GPT 5.4 | GPT | $2.50 | $15.00 | 25% more |
Other Claude models
Claude Sonnet 5 pricing history
Input decreased
$3.00 to $2.00/MTok
Output decreased
$15.00 to $10.00/MTok
Input launched
$3.00/MTok at launch
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