Claude Sonnet 5
Anthropic's current fast workhorse — near-Opus quality at much lower latency and cost.
Capabilities
Pricing
| Input | $2 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.2 / 1M tokens |
| 5m cache write | $2.5 / 1M tokens |
| 1h cache write | $4 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $10 / 1M tokens |
| From Sep 1, 2026 · Input | $3 / 1M tokens |
| From Sep 1, 2026 · Cached input | $0.3 / 1M tokens |
| From Sep 1, 2026 · 5m cache write | $3.75 / 1M tokens |
| From Sep 1, 2026 · 1h cache write | $6 / 1M tokens |
| From Sep 1, 2026 · Output | $15 / 1M tokens |
| Web search (when used) | $10 / 1,000 searchs |
Provider-equivalent rates used for credits. Higher reasoning effort can consume more output tokens; it has no separate fixed multiplier. One credit equals 1¢, with a one-credit minimum per completed run and the aggregate rounded up once.
Introductory token pricing applies through August 31, 2026.
Provider pricing source · verified 2026-07-20
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Claude Sonnet 5: frequently asked questions
- What is Claude Sonnet 5?
- Anthropic's current fast workhorse — near-Opus quality at much lower latency and cost. You can try Claude Sonnet 5 on TryAI without a separate provider account.
- How much does Claude Sonnet 5 cost on TryAI?
- Claude Sonnet 5 uses these provider-equivalent rates: Input: $2 / 1M tokens, Cached input: $0.2 / 1M tokens, 5m cache write: $2.5 / 1M tokens, 1h cache write: $4 / 1M tokens, Output: $10 / 1M tokens, From Sep 1, 2026 · Input: $3 / 1M tokens, From Sep 1, 2026 · Cached input: $0.3 / 1M tokens, From Sep 1, 2026 · 5m cache write: $3.75 / 1M tokens, From Sep 1, 2026 · 1h cache write: $6 / 1M tokens, From Sep 1, 2026 · Output: $15 / 1M tokens, Web search (when used): $10 / 1,000 searchs. One TryAI credit equals one cent of usage; completed runs have a one-credit minimum and the aggregate cost is rounded up once.
- What can Claude Sonnet 5 do?
- Claude Sonnet 5 supports Streaming, Reasoning, Tool use, Web search, Vision, Documents with a context window of about 1M tokens.
- How do I try Claude Sonnet 5?
- Create a free TryAI account, pick Claude Sonnet 5 from the model selector, and start generating in seconds.
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