Claude Sonnet 5

Available

Source-backed identifier on the Anthropic API. Unverified details are marked below.

Access details: Anthropic API

Versioned identifier · Identity and lifecycle apply to this exact identifier and serving surface.

claude-sonnet-5

Source check: Sep 13, 2026

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Capabilities & limits

Context window: 1M
Maximum output: 128K
Image input: Supported
Tool calling: Supported
Structured output: Not verified

Documented interfaces and limits. These are not measures of model quality.

Pricing

USD / 1M tokens

Input: $2.00Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.
Output: $10.00Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.

USD per million standard text tokens. Detailed cache, batch and other pricing conditions appear in the rate card.

Full rate card 5 rates

Amounts in USD. Check the unit and conditions on each rate.

Base input tokens

$2.00 per 1M tokens

Claude API global standard

Output tokens

$10.00 per 1M tokens

Claude API global standard

Cache hits and refreshes

$0.20 per 1M tokens

prompt caching

5 minute cache writes

$2.50 per 1M tokens

prompt caching
5 minute duration

1 hour cache writes

$4.00 per 1M tokens

prompt caching
1 hour duration

The launch price of $2/$10 was made standard; the scheduled September 1, 2026 increase did not occur. Full 1M-token context window uses standard pricing, including requests over 200K input tokens; prompt caching and Batch discounts remain at standard rates.

Price history

Observed Sep 13, 2026

Input $2.00 per million tokens

Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.

Observed Sep 13, 2026

Output $10.00 per million tokens

Derived from the captured rate card's standard token row.

Technical details

Training / knowledge cutoff: Jan 2026
Input modalities: text, image
Output modalities: text

3 details not verified

Parameters
Active parameters
Architecture

The current model overview documents adaptive thinking and a 1M-token context window with 128K maximum output.

From Anthropic

Official announcement ↗

How they describe it

The best combination of speed and intelligence

What they say is different

It’s a substantial improvement over its predecessor, Sonnet 4.6

Verbatim provider claims · not an independent assessment

Release & lifecycle

Availability applies to this exact identifier on Anthropic API.

First API availability: Jun 30, 2026
available: Observed Sep 13, 2026