claude-sonnet-5Claude Sonnet 5 pricing (September 2026)
Anthropic lists Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens.
On Crazyrouter the same model is $1.30 / $6.50 — 35% below list price.
Claude Sonnet 5 price by provider
USD per 1M tokens. Cloud prices are the base tier in the default region; the linked source is authoritative.
| Provider | Input | Cached input | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $2.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| Azure | $2.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | 1M | Azure AI Foundry |
| AWS Bedrock | $2.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | 1M | AWS Bedrock |
| Google Vertex AI | $2.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | 1M | Google Vertex AI |
| OpenRouter | $2.00 | $0.20 | $10.00 | 1M | OpenRouter |
| Crazyrouter | $1.30 | $0.13 | $6.50 | 1M | crazyrouter.com |
per 1M tokens · Checked Sep 29, 2026
What Claude Sonnet 5 costs per month
Three typical workloads, priced on each provider from the table above.
| Workload | Anthropic | Azure | AWS Bedrock | Google Vertex AI | OpenRouter | Crazyrouter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype: 10M in / 2M out | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $26.00 |
| Product: 100M in / 20M out | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 | $260.00 |
| Scale: 1B in / 200M out | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $2,600 |
Price changes
Tracked daily since Sep 29, 2026; no list-price changes recorded yet.
Alternatives to Claude Sonnet 5
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Claude Sonnet 5 pricing FAQ
How much does Claude Sonnet 5 cost?
Anthropic charges $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. Through Crazyrouter the same model is $1.30 / $6.50.
What is cached input pricing?
Tokens that repeat an earlier prompt prefix are billed at the cached rate ($0.20 per 1M when supported) instead of the full input price.
Is there a batch discount?
Yes. Anthropic offers batch pricing at $1.00 in / $5.00 out per 1M tokens for asynchronous jobs.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 cheaper on Azure, Bedrock or Vertex?
Cloud providers usually match the list price and add regional or provisioned tiers; see the table above for the base rate on each. Crazyrouter applies its discount on top of list.
