Anthropic (Claude) API pricing

As of Oct 18, 2026, we list 4 Anthropic (Claude) API models. Output prices run from $0.50 per 1M tokens (Claude Haiku 5.5) to $50 (Claude Fable 5.1). Free tier: Small free credit for new users to try the API (amount not stated).

Prices are from each vendor's official pricing page, checked on Oct 18, 2026. This page has no affiliate links.

Data updated Nov 8, 2026Prices checked by handSource: each vendor's official pricing page

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Key facts

Models listed: 4
Input per 1M tokens: $0.10 to $10
Output per 1M tokens: $0.50 to $50
Largest context: 1M tokens
Free tier: Yes: Small free credit for new users to try the API (amount not stated).
Checked: Oct 18, 2026 on platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing

Anthropic (Claude) API prices per 1M tokens (standard rates, checked Oct 18, 2026)
Model	Input / 1M tokens	Output / 1M tokens	1M in + 1M out
Claude Fable 5.1	$10	$50	$60
Details Cached input / 1M tokens $0.25 Context 1M Note Same rate across the full 1M context. Cache write: 5 min $12.50, 1 hour $20. Source, checked Source Oct 18, 2026
Claude Opus 5.5	$4	$20	$24
Details Cached input / 1M tokens $0.20 Context 1M Note Same rate across the full 1M context. Cache write: 5 min $5, 1 hour $8. Fast mode: input $8, output $40. Source, checked Source Oct 18, 2026
Claude Sonnet 5.5	$2	$10	$12
Details Cached input / 1M tokens $0.10 Context 1M Note Same rate across the full 1M context. Cache write: 5 min $2.50, 1 hour $4. Source, checked Source Oct 18, 2026
Claude Haiku 5.5	$0.10	$0.50	$0.60
Details Cached input / 1M tokens $0.01 Context 1M Note Rate for prompts up to 100,000 tokens. Above 100,000: input $0.50, cached $0.05, output $2.50. Source, checked Source Oct 18, 2026

Anthropic (Claude) links and sources

Website	www.anthropic.com/api
Pricing page	https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing
Checked	Oct 18, 2026
Currency	USD
Free tier	Small free credit for new users to try the API (amount not stated). Source

Claude 4.7 and later use a new tokenizer that produces about 30% more tokens for the same text (per the official docs). US-only inference (inference_geo) costs 1.1x. Model IDs and context lengths: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/overview

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How this data is collected: Prices are read by hand from each vendor's official pricing page and stored with the date and source URL. Last checked Oct 18, 2026.