Anthropic API: models and pricing
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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models
17 Anthropic chat models available by API, newest first, with price per million tokens, context and capabilities. Data as of 11/14/2026.
The cheapest Anthropic API model is Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.100 input and $0.500 output per million tokens). The newest is Claude Fable 5.2. Prices range from $0.100 to $15.00 per million input tokens. Data as of 11/14/2026.
Input price range
$0.100 – $15.00
per million input tokens
Cheapest model
Claude Haiku 5.5
$0.100 / $0.500
≈ $3.50/month in the example
Newest model
Claude Fable 5.2
$8.00 / $40.00
≈ $280.00/month in the example
Cached input
$0.200 −98 %
per million tokens on Claude Fable 5.2; 17 models with cache price
Prices are input / output in USD per million tokens. Example: 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input + 400 output tokens.
Anthropic vs other AI APIs: the cheapest of each
The cheapest recent model of each provider, next to Claude Haiku 5.5.
| Provider | Model | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.100 | $0.500 | |
| Qwen | Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.030 | $0.130 | Compare |
| DeepSeek | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | $0.038 | $0.500 | Compare |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | $0.068 | $0.225 | Compare | |
| OpenAI | GPT-6 Luna Pro | $0.100 | $0.500 | Compare |
| Mistral | Ministral 3 3B 2512 | $0.100 | $0.100 | Compare |
| Moonshot | Kimi K3 | $0.192 | $16.00 | Compare |
| xAI | Grok Build 0.1 | $1.00 | $2.00 | Compare |
| # | Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | Context | Capabilities | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Fable 5.2 | Anthropic | $8.00 | $40.00 | 1 M | 11/09/2026 | |
| 2 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Anthropic | $0.100 | $0.500 | 1 M | 10/07/2026 | |
| 3 | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1 M | 09/28/2026 | |
| 4 | Claude Opus 5.5 | Anthropic | $4.00 | $20.00 | 1 M | 09/22/2026 | |
| 5 | Claude Fable 5.1 | Anthropic | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1 M | 09/01/2026 | |
| 6 | Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1 M | 07/24/2026 | |
| 7 | Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1 M | 06/30/2026 | |
| 8 | Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1 M | 06/09/2026 | |
| 9 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1 M | 05/28/2026 | |
| 10 | Claude Opus 4.7 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1 M | 04/16/2026 | |
| 11 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1 M | 02/17/2026 | |
| 12 | Claude Opus 4.6 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 1 M | 02/04/2026 | |
| 13 | Claude Opus 4.5 | Anthropic | $5.00 | $25.00 | 200 K | 11/24/2025 | |
| 14 | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Anthropic | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200 K | 10/15/2025 | |
| 15 | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 1 M | 09/29/2025 | |
| 16 | Claude Opus 4.1 | Anthropic | $15.00 | $75.00 | 200 K | 08/05/2025 | |
| 17 | Claude Sonnet 4 | Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200 K | 05/22/2025 |
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How much does the Anthropic API cost?
It depends on the model: from $0.100 to $15.00 per million input tokens. The cheapest is Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.100 / $0.500); the newest is Claude Fable 5.2 ($8.00 / $40.00). Data as of 11/14/2026.
Is the Anthropic API free?
No: the Anthropic API is pay-as-you-go, billed per million tokens. The cheapest model, Claude Haiku 5.5, costs $0.100 per million input tokens and $0.500 per million output tokens, so light use costs cents. Any free credits depend on Anthropic's own offer.
Does the Anthropic API charge less for cached input?
Yes, on 17 of its 17 models. For example, Claude Fable 5.2 charges $0.200 per million cached input tokens instead of $8.00: 98% less. The cache applies when you resend the same beginning of a prompt, like a long system prompt or a document.
How much does the Anthropic API cost per month?
For 10,000 requests a month of 1,500 input tokens and 400 output tokens: Claude Haiku 5.5 costs about $3.50 and Claude Fable 5.2 about $280.00. Each model's page has a calculator for your own numbers.
How many Anthropic models are available by API?
17 chat models in the catalog, as of 11/14/2026. Each one has its own sheet with pricing, context and capabilities.
Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?
From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.
What does price per million tokens mean?
It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.
Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.