Claude Sonnet 5
by Anthropicanthropic/claude-sonnet-5
Claude Sonnet 5 at a glance
- Context length
- 1,000,000 tokens
- Maximum output
- 128,000 tokens
- Accepts
- Text, Image, File
- Returns
- Text
- Features
- ReasoningJSON outputTool callingPrompt cachingImage input
- Reasoning effort levels
maxxhighhighmediumlownoneReasoning can be turned off.- Released
- 30 Jun 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not published
Model facts synced from the OpenRouter model list on 21 Oct 2026.
Claude Sonnet 5 pricing by route
A route is the service LLMCompare calls to reach the model. Claude Sonnet 5 has 2 routes. Prices are in US dollars.
| Route | On LLMCompare | Inputper 1M tokens | Outputper 1M tokens | Cache readper 1M tokens | Cache writeper 1M tokens | Price verified on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic (direct)Default | Runnable now | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | anthropic.com/pricing | |
| OpenRouter | Not configured | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $2.50 | openrouter.ai/anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 |
The cost shown in an LLMCompare report is calculated from these prices as they were at the time of the run.
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- Cost per call
- $0.007
- 9 credits
- Cost of 100 calls
- $0.70
- 900 credits
Calculated from the Anthropic (direct) prices verified on 30 Sep 2026. Credits are the cost plus a 20% service fee, at $0.001 per credit, rounded up for each call, with a minimum of 1 per call. A real run is charged for the usage the provider reports.
Parameters you can set
All 2 routes accept the same parameters.
| Parameter | Type | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
max_tokens | Integer | 1 to 128,000 | Provider default |
reasoning_effort | One of | maxxhighhighmediumlownone | high |
response_format | One of | textjson_object | Provider default |
About Claude Sonnet 5
Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most capable Sonnet-class model, with frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work. It supports adaptive thinking with selectable reasoning effort levels (low, medium, high, max,...
Description as published for this model. LLMCompare has not edited it.
Models to compare with Claude Sonnet 5
Text models from the same provider and models at the nearest price. The order is not a ranking.
| Add to comparison | Model | Context | Max output | Input priceper 1M tokens | Output priceper 1M tokens | Features | Released | On LLMCompare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropicanthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 | 1M | 128k | $2.00 | $10.00 | ReasoningJSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet | ||
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropicanthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | 1M | 128k | $3.00 | $15.00 | ReasoningJSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet | ||
Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropicanthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 | 1M | 64k | $3.00 | $15.00 | JSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet | ||
Gemini 4 ArgonGooglegoogle/gemini-4-argon | 1.05M | 944k | $2.00 | $10.00 | ReasoningJSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet | ||
GPT-6.1 Sol ProOpenAIopenai/gpt-6.1-sol-pro | 1.05M | 128k | $2.00 | $10.00 | ReasoningJSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet | ||
GPT-6.1 SolOpenAIopenai/gpt-6.1-sol | 1.05M | 128k | $2.00 | $10.00 | ReasoningJSONToolsCacheVision | No route yet |
Questions about Claude Sonnet 5
- How much does Claude Sonnet 5 cost?
- On the Anthropic (direct) route, Claude Sonnet 5 costs $2.00 per 1 million input tokens and $10.00 per 1 million output tokens, in US dollars. Input tokens that Claude Sonnet 5 reads from the prompt cache cost $0.20 per 1 million tokens. LLMCompare verified this price on 30 Sep 2026.
- What is the context length of Claude Sonnet 5?
- Claude Sonnet 5 has a context length of 1,000,000 tokens and returns up to 128,000 output tokens in one call.
- What inputs does Claude Sonnet 5 accept?
- Claude Sonnet 5 accepts these inputs: Text, Image, File. Claude Sonnet 5 returns: Text.
- Which reasoning effort levels does Claude Sonnet 5 support?
- Claude Sonnet 5 supports these reasoning effort levels: max, xhigh, high, medium, low, none. Reasoning can be turned off for Claude Sonnet 5.
- Can I test Claude Sonnet 5 on my own data?
- Yes. LLMCompare can run Claude Sonnet 5 now. You add your own test cases, select Claude Sonnet 5 and the models you want to compare it with, and LLMCompare records every output with its cost and response time.