Model Details
2024-06Price Data Last Verified: April 22, 2026
Claude Sonnet 3.5 API Pricing & Cost Calculator
Legacy Sonnet tier with reliable quality, still useful for historical price comparisons.
Pricing Details
- Provider
- Anthropic
- Input Price
- $3.00 / 1M tokens
- Output Price
- $15.00 / 1M tokens
- Context Window
- 200K
Cost Scenarios
Small Request$0.018
Medium Request$0.18
Large Request$1.05
High Volume$10.50
Detailed Cost Breakdown
| Scenario | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Input Cost | Output Cost | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Request | 1,000 | 1,000 | $0.003 | $0.015 | $0.018 |
| Medium Request | 10,000 | 10,000 | $0.03 | $0.15 | $0.18 |
| Large Request | 100,000 | 50,000 | $0.30 | $0.75 | $1.05 |
| High Volume | 1,000,000 | 500,000 | $3.00 | $7.50 | $10.50 |
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