Anthropic pricing is often evaluated through the lens of long context and answer quality. It can make sense when prompt depth matters more than shaving every last cent.
Pricing source:https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing
Last verified: 2026-07-17
Homepage: https://www.anthropic.com/
The point of this page is not to replace the calculator. It is to help you narrow the comparison before you start plugging in prompt sizes and monthly volume.
The cards below give you the fast view: input price, output price, cached-input price, and context window. After that, the best next step is usually to open the model inside the calculator and test it against your own scenario.
Anthropic's main production model with a 1M-token window.
Introductory pricing is in effect through 2026-08-31; Anthropic lists standard pricing beginning 2026-09-01.
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