Claude Sonnet 5.5 API Pricing / Price per 1M tokens
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Updated on · Published currencies / per 1M tokens; cheapest ranked by input
| Channel | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache read / 1M | Updated / verified on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnthropicOfficial | USD 2 | USD 10 | USD 0.1 | 2026-10-14 |
| OpenRouterLowest input | USD 2 | USD 10 | USD 0.1 | 2026-10-14 |
— means the price or date is not recorded. Cross-currency ranking uses exchange rates.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is a large language model by Anthropic with a 200K-token context window. Across the 2 API channels tracked here, input pricing ranges from $2.00 per 1M input tokens; the cheapest is OpenRouter at $2.00 per 1M input tokens. The official channel (Anthropic) charges $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens. None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China without a proxy or VPN. Its Agent Arena net-improvement score is approximately 12.5%. Prices are collected daily from official provider pages and every tracked channel, then cross-checked by a data-accuracy audit.
Model performance benchmarks
Scores retain their original benchmark, version and metric. We do not combine them into a site-wide score; results from different versions are not directly comparable.
| Channel | Type | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Rate Limit | China | vs Official | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenRouter9 variants💰 Best Price | 聚合平台 | $2.00 | $10.00 | - | - | - | |
Show all price variants for this channelOpenRouter Auto / default routeDefault $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M default_route Anthropic | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M upstream_provider Amazon Bedrock | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M upstream_provider Google | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M upstream_provider Azure | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M upstream_provider Claude Platform on AWS | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.00 / $10.00 per 1M upstream_provider Google | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.20 / $11.00 per 1M upstream_provider Azure | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.20 / $11.00 per 1M upstream_provider Google | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928 $2.20 / $11.00 per 1M upstream_provider | |||||||
Anthropic🏢 Official | 官方 | $2.00 | $10.00 | - | - | Baseline | |
| Usage Level | Tokens/Month | OpenRouter | Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐣 Light | 0.1M in + 0.1M out | $0.70 | $0.70 |
| 📊 Medium | 1.0M in + 0.5M out | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| 🚀 Heavy | 10.0M in + 5.0M out | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| 🏢 Enterprise | 100.0M in + 50.0M out | $700.00 | $700.00 |
Frequently asked questions about claude-sonnet-5.5
How much does the Claude Sonnet 5.5 API cost?
The lowest input rate is USD 2 per 1M tokens; output on that channel is USD 10 per 1M tokens.
Which channel has the cheapest Claude Sonnet 5.5 API?
OpenRouter has the lowest input rate: USD 2 per 1M tokens. Cross-currency ranking uses exchange rates; compare output and cache prices separately.
What is the Claude Sonnet 5.5 cache-read price?
OpenRouter: USD 0.1; Anthropic: USD 0.1 per 1M cache-read tokens.
When was Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing last updated?
Updated on 2026-10-14. This is the latest recorded price update or verification; see the table for individual channel dates.
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