Anthropic · mid
Claude Sonnet 4.6: API pricing 2026
The mid-tier choice for most production automation tasks — strong reasoning at 1/2 the cost of Opus.
Input $/M tokens
$3.00
Output $/M tokens
$15.00
Cost / task
$0.0240
3k in + 1k out
Tier
mid
Anthropic
Cost at common task volumes
| 1,000 tasks / yr | $24.00 |
| 10,000 tasks / yr | $240 |
| 100,000 tasks / yr | $2,400 |
| 1,000,000 tasks / yr | $24,000 |
Token shape: 3,000 input + 1,000 output per task. No prompt caching. Real cost varies with your actual prompt shape.
Source
↗ https://www.anthropic.com/pricingVerified 2026-06-02.
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