claude-sonnet-4 pricing
claude-sonnet-4 costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $60.00. The cheapest comparable alternative is azure-gpt-5 at $12.00 per 1M output tokens.
claude-sonnet-4 is priced at $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 160 ms to first token and about 100 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $3.00 · Output $15.00 · Output/input ratio 5.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $18.00
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $60.00
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $600.00
Cheaper alternatives to claude-sonnet-4
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- grok-4 — $14.00/1M output (7% cheaper)
- gemini-3.5-pro — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- gpt-5 — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
- azure-gpt-5 — $12.00/1M output (20% cheaper)
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Frequently asked questions
How much does claude-sonnet-4 cost per million tokens?
$3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does claude-sonnet-4 cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, claude-sonnet-4 costs about $60.00. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $600.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to claude-sonnet-4?
Yes. grok-4 at $14.00/1M output, gemini-3.5-pro at $12.00/1M output, gpt-5 at $12.00/1M output, azure-gpt-5 at $12.00/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is claude-sonnet-4?
Roughly 160 ms to first token and about 100 output tokens per second.