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Claude Sonnet 4.6 API Pricing and Cost Calculator

Current Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 API prices, latest update, quick estimate, price history, similar models, and a prefilled calculator path.

Use this model pricing page for the single-model question first: current input and output price, when it was updated, whether the source is traceable, what a reference workload costs, and where to calculate your own spend.

claude-sonnet-4.6 · multimodal · active

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 Calculator Card

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Monthly Cost $5976.00 1,000 requests per day · 1,000 input · 500 output · 30 days
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Current API pricing

If you searched Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing, start with the current stored prices below, then use Calculate Cost for workload-specific monthly spend.

Updated Mar 30, 02:54
Input price
$3.00 per 1M tokens
Output price
$15.00 per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.300 per 1M tokens
Blended price
$6.00 75 / 25 input-output mix
Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing answer Claude Sonnet 4.6 currently lists $3.00 input and $15.00 output per 1M tokens. Latest stored update: Mar 30, 02:54. Source: Anthropic Docs.
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Pricing context and trust

This block answers the context questions around the current price: where it came from, how fresh it is, whether history is still warming up, and whether cache or batch pricing is explicitly listed.

Latest snapshot Mar 30, 02:54 Most recent stored public pricing point for this model.
Source Anthropic Docs Source page Keep the source link visible so the latest stored number stays manually verifiable.
Source mode Official source Official-first path is active for this model and points to the provider's public pricing source.
History signal Warming up Tracking is still warming up. 1 stored points across 0 days. 7d, 30d, and 90d windows are still awaiting depth.
Cached pricing $0.300 Cached input pricing only appears when the source exposes it clearly.
Batch discount Not listed Shown only when a provider-listed batch price is normalized. Do not mix it with realtime pricing assumptions.

Change intelligence

This strip answers the practical questions: has this model moved, how meaningful was the move, is history deep enough, and which page should you open next.

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Latest move No recent delta No recent delta has been detected between the latest two stored snapshots.
Stored history 1 points · 0 days Awaiting depth. Only one stored snapshot exists. Another crawl is required before a real delta can be shown.
Strongest window Awaiting window signal Only one stored snapshot exists. Another crawl is required before a real delta can be shown.
Recommended next step Run in calculator History is still thin or stable enough that validating your workload cost is the safest next step.

Quick Estimate

2k input + 1k output, 20% cache hit, 300k requests / month

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Single request estimate $0.020
Monthly estimate $5976.00
Batch discount Not listed
How to read this estimate The reference workload is a fast sanity check, not a forecast. If your prompt shape, cache ratio, or monthly traffic differs, jump to the calculator with this model preselected and adjust the assumptions there.

Similar Models

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Latest detected changes

Compared against the previous recorded snapshot for this model.

Mar 30, 02:54

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Pricing history

Chronological snapshots captured from the active pricing source for this model.

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7d change Awaiting depth Awaiting depth Needs 7+ days of stored snapshots.
30d change Awaiting depth Awaiting depth Needs 30+ days of stored snapshots.
90d change Awaiting depth Awaiting depth Needs 90+ days of stored snapshots.
Tracking span Single point Coverage expands as later crawls add more snapshots.
Latest detected change No change yet Driven only by stored deltas, not guessed from one point.
History status Awaiting depth Only one stored snapshot exists. Another crawl is required before a real delta can be shown.
Captured at Input / 1M Output / 1M Cached / 1M Source
Mar 30, 02:54 $3.00 $15.00 $0.300 Anthropic Docs

Change log

Event timeline generated from stored snapshot deltas for this model.

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Source and limits

Source Anthropic Docs Anthropic Docs
Recorded check Checked Mar 30, 02:54
Parser version v1
Context window 200000
Output limit 64000
Trust policy This page stays official-first whenever the provider page is crawlable. If not, verified fallback or baseline states stay explicit so the source trace never over-claims a live official crawl.
Source note Claude Sonnet 4.6 $3 / MTok $3.75 / MTok $6 / MTok $0.30 / MTok $15 / MTok

When this model detail is enough

Use this page when you need a single-model read: current price, source traceability, recent change strength, and enough stored history to judge whether the latest move is actionable.

When to escalate to compare

If a recent price cut or a stable multi-point window makes this model newly competitive, move to compare so every candidate runs against the same workload assumptions.

When to escalate to calculator

If a recent price increase changes spend assumptions or history is still thin, use calculator next so you can replace the reference workload with your own traffic, cache ratio, and budget ceiling.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing FAQ

Short answers for cost, monthly estimates, user-scale planning, and cheaper alternatives.

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How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost? Current price

Claude Sonnet 4.6 currently costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens in the latest stored snapshot.

What is the monthly cost for Claude Sonnet 4.6? Quick Estimate

The built-in quick estimate uses 2k input + 1k output, 20% cache hit, 300k requests / month and returns $5976.00 per month. Use Calculate Cost to adjust token counts, request volume, cache ratio, batch mode, and budget.

Can Claude Sonnet 4.6 support 100 users? Workload fit

A 100-user estimate depends on how many requests each user sends and how large the prompts and responses are. This page lists context window and output limit; the calculator link is prefilled with Claude Sonnet 4.6 so you can model real traffic.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Claude Sonnet 4.6? Similar Models

Use the Similar Models section above to open a shortlist in compare, then move to calculator once your workload assumptions are set. The page does not guess a winner from price alone because cached input, output mix, and batch mode can change the result.