Claude API (Anthropic) Pricing (2026)
Current Claude API (Anthropic) plans and a tracked history of every pricing change — extracted weekly from the official pricing page, not copied from other blogs.
Last verified: Jul 16, 2026 · Open dataset (JSON) · CC-BY 4.0
Current Plans
- Claude Opus 4.6$5/1M input · $25/1M output
- Claude Sonnet 4.6$3/1M input · $15/1M output
- Claude Haiku 4.5$1/1M input · $5/1M output
Priced per million tokens; prompt caching and batch processing lower effective cost. Compare live in the API cost calculator.
Claude API (Anthropic) Price-Change History
- Aug 31, 2026price changePro: $17/mo (annual) or $20/mo (monthly) → $20/mo or $17/mo (annual)
- Aug 31, 2026plan addedMax: From $100/mo
- Aug 31, 2026price changeTeam (Standard seat): $20/seat/mo (annual) or $25/seat/mo (monthly) → $25/mo or $20/mo (annual)
- Aug 31, 2026price changeTeam (Premium seat): $100/seat/mo (annual) or $125/seat/mo (monthly) → $125/mo or $100/mo (annual)
- Aug 31, 2026plan removedMax 5x: $100/mo
- Aug 10, 2026price changeMax 5x: From $100/mo → $100/mo
- Aug 10, 2026plan addedAPI (Fable): $10/MTok input, $50/MTok output
- Aug 10, 2026plan addedAPI (Opus): $5/MTok input, $25/MTok output
- Aug 10, 2026plan addedAPI (Sonnet): $2/MTok input, $10/MTok output
- Aug 10, 2026plan addedAPI (Haiku): $1/MTok input, $5/MTok output
- Aug 10, 2026plan removedAPI: usage-based
- Aug 5, 2026price changePro: $20/mo → $17/mo (annual) or $20/mo (monthly)
- Aug 5, 2026plan addedMax 5x: From $100/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan addedTeam (Standard seat): $20/seat/mo (annual) or $25/seat/mo (monthly)
- Aug 5, 2026plan addedTeam (Premium seat): $100/seat/mo (annual) or $125/seat/mo (monthly)
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedPro (Annual): $17/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedMax: From $100/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedTeam (Standard): $25/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedTeam (Standard Annual): $20/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedTeam (Premium): $125/mo
- Aug 5, 2026plan removedTeam (Premium Annual): $100/mo
- Jul 27, 2026price changePro: $20/mo or $17/mo (billed annually) → $20/mo
- Jul 27, 2026plan addedPro (Annual): $17/mo
- Jul 27, 2026price changeTeam (Standard): $25/seat/mo or $20/seat/mo (billed annually) → $25/mo
- Jul 27, 2026plan addedTeam (Standard Annual): $20/mo
- Jul 27, 2026price changeTeam (Premium): $125/seat/mo or $100/seat/mo (billed annually) → $125/mo
- Jul 27, 2026plan addedTeam (Premium Annual): $100/mo
- Jul 27, 2026plan addedAPI: usage-based
- Jul 27, 2026plan removedAPI (Fable): $10/MTok input, $50/MTok output
- Jul 27, 2026plan removedAPI (Opus): $5/MTok input, $25/MTok output
- Jul 27, 2026plan removedAPI (Sonnet): $2/MTok input, $10/MTok output
- Jul 27, 2026plan removedAPI (Haiku): $1/MTok input, $5/MTok output
Claude API (Anthropic) Pricing FAQ
Does Claude API (Anthropic) have a free tier?
No — Claude API (Anthropic) does not currently offer a free tier; its entry plan is Claude Opus 4.6 at $5/1M input · $25/1M output.
How much does Claude API (Anthropic) cost?
Claude API (Anthropic) paid plans: Claude Opus 4.6 at $5/1M input · $25/1M output, Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3/1M input · $15/1M output, Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1/1M input · $5/1M output. Prices are re-verified weekly against the official pricing page.
What pricing model does Claude API (Anthropic) use?
Claude API (Anthropic) uses usage-based pricing. Priced per million tokens; prompt caching and batch processing lower effective cost. Compare live in the API cost calculator.
Related
Methodology: every week our pipeline extracts the prices published on Claude API (Anthropic)’s official pricing page and compares them with the previous week; detected changes are listed above. See the full pricing tracker for all tracked tools. Data reusable with attribution (CC-BY 4.0).