How much does Claude cost? Anthropic Claude pricing ranges from $1.00 per 1M input tokens (Haiku 4.5) to $15.00 per 1M (legacy Opus 4.1). The new flagship Claude Opus 4.7 (released April 16, 2026) is $5.00 input / $25.00 output per 1M — same price as Opus 4.6 but with a 13% coding uplift and 87.6% SWE-bench Verified. Sonnet 4.6 remains $3.00 / $15.00. Prompt caching cuts input cost by 90% on every current-generation model.
Anthropic's Claude models are known for strong reasoning, coding, and safety. In 2026, the Claude 4.7 flagship (launched April 16, 2026) leads the lineup, with Sonnet 4.6 and Haiku 4.5 covering the mid-tier and budget segments.
Claude pricing is generally higher than OpenAI across comparable tiers, but Anthropic compensates with larger context windows (up to 200K tokens) and what many developers consider superior coding and instruction-following capabilities.
Claude 4.7 & 4.6 (Latest Generation)
- Claude Opus 4.7 ($5.00 input / $25.00 output) — Anthropic's new flagship, released April 16, 2026. 87.6% on SWE-bench Verified, 64.3% on SWE-bench Pro (+10.9 pts vs 4.6), 3.26x higher vision resolution, new
xhigheffort level. Best for complex coding, agentic workflows, and multi-step reasoning. Full 4.7 vs 4.6 comparison → - Claude Opus 4.6 ($5.00 input / $25.00 output) — Previous flagship (Feb 2026). Still active on the API but superseded by 4.7 at the same price.
- Claude Sonnet 4.6 ($3.00 input / $15.00 output) — Best price-to-performance ratio in the Claude lineup. 200K context, excellent for everyday coding and production workflows.
Claude Haiku (Budget Tier)
Haiku models provide the best value in Anthropic's lineup:
- Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00 input / $5.00 output) — Fast, capable, good for production workloads
- Claude Haiku 3.5 ($0.80 input / $4.00 output) — Popular mid-tier option, strong quality-to-cost ratio
- Claude Haiku 3 ($0.25 input / $1.25 output) — Anthropic's cheapest model. Great for classification, extraction, and high-volume tasks.
Prompt Caching Discounts
Anthropic's prompt caching is one of the most aggressive in the industry. Cache reads cost only 10% of base input price:
- Claude Sonnet 4.6: $0.30/M cached (vs $3.00 standard) — 90% savings
- Claude Haiku 3: $0.025/M cached (vs $0.25 standard) — 90% savings
Batch API offers an additional 50% discount, making Claude Haiku 3 batch pricing just $0.125/M input — competitive with the cheapest models on the market.
Legacy Models: Still Available, Often Expensive
Earlier Claude models like Opus 4.1 and Opus 4 remain available at $15.00/M input — 3x the cost of the newer, more capable Opus 4.7. Opus 4.6 is also now considered previous-generation. There's rarely a good reason to use legacy models unless you have specific compatibility requirements.
How Claude Compares
Claude Opus 4.7 ($5.00 input) costs 2x more than GPT-5.4 ($2.50 input) for the flagship tier — but wins on SWE-bench Verified (87.6% vs ~82% for GPT-5.4). At the budget end, Claude Haiku 3 ($0.25/M) is competitive but still 2.5x more expensive than GPT-4o mini ($0.15/M).
The real value proposition for Claude is context window size (200K tokens) and coding quality, particularly with Sonnet 4.6. Many developers pay the premium for these advantages.
For the absolute cheapest option, check DeepSeek's pricing at $0.28/M for their flagship model.
All Anthropic Claude Models — Price per 1M Tokens
| Model↕ | Provider↕ | Input $/1M↑ | Cached $/1M↕ | Output $/1M↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude 4.5 | Anthropic | $1.00 | $0.10 | $5.00 |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude 4.6 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 |
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude 4.7 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $0.50 | $25.00 |
- AnthropicClaude Haiku 4.5Claude 4.5
- Input
- $1.00
- Cached
- $0.10
- Output
- $5.00
- AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6Claude 4.6
- Input
- $3.00
- Cached
- $0.30
- Output
- $15.00
- AnthropicClaude Opus 4.7Claude 4.7
- Input
- $5.00
- Cached
- $0.50
- Output
- $25.00
Price History
Track how Anthropic Claude API pricing has changed over time.
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Opus 4
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.5
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Price history tracking started April 2026. Charts will appear after the first price change is detected.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Claude Opus 4.7 cost per token?
Claude Opus 4.7 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens — the same price as Opus 4.6, despite delivering a 13% coding uplift and scoring 87.6% on SWE-bench Verified. Cached input is $0.50 per 1M (90% discount). Context window is 200K standard / 1M beta.
What is the difference between Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.6?
Opus 4.7 (released April 16, 2026) is Anthropic's current flagship. It scores 87.6% on SWE-bench Verified vs ~84% for Opus 4.6, 64.3% on SWE-bench Pro vs 53.4%, and introduces a new "xhigh" effort level plus 3.26x higher vision resolution (2,576px vs 1,568px). Pricing is identical, so there's almost no reason to stay on 4.6 for new work.
Does Anthropic have a free tier?
Anthropic does not offer an ongoing free API tier. New accounts receive $5 in trial credits. The Claude.ai consumer app has free usage, but the developer API requires a paid account or trial credit.
How does Claude Opus 4.7 compare to GPT-5.4?
Claude Opus 4.7 ($5/$25) is 2x more expensive than GPT-5.4 ($2.50/$15) on input and 67% more on output — but Opus 4.7 leads SWE-bench Verified at 87.6% and agentic reasoning benchmarks, beating GPT-5.4 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on coding tasks. Pay the premium if code quality matters; use GPT-5.4 for bulk throughput.
What Claude models does Anthropic offer?
Anthropic's current lineup: Claude Opus 4.7 (flagship, released April 2026), Claude Sonnet 4.6 (best price/performance for coding), and Claude Haiku 4.5 (budget). Opus 4.6, Opus 4.5, Opus 4.1, Sonnet 4.5, and earlier models remain available as legacy but are not recommended for new projects.
What is Claude's context window?
Claude Opus 4.7 supports a 200K-token context window with a 1M-token beta option. Sonnet 4.6 is identical. Claude Haiku 4.5 supports 200K context. This makes Claude the strongest choice for long-document workflows.
How much does Claude prompt caching save?
Anthropic's prompt cache offers a 90% discount on cached input. Sonnet 4.6 cached input drops from $3.00 to $0.30 per 1M; Opus 4.7 drops from $5.00 to $0.50 per 1M. Combined with the Batch API (50% off), effective discounts can exceed 95%.
Methodology
Pricing sourced from https://www.anthropic.com/pricing on . All prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Raw data: /api/pricing.json. API docs.
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