Claude Sonnet 4.5 API pricing

As of 11 July 2026, Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens.

Prices updated 11 July 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.5 price

USD per 1M tokens.

ProviderInput / 1MOutput / 1MContext
Anthropic$3.00$15.00200K

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As of 11 July 2026, Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens.
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