> Anthropic
Anthropic's Claude API is per-token with no free tier: Fable 5.1 $10/$50, Opus 5 $5/$25, Sonnet 5 $2/$10 and Haiku 4.5 $1/$5 per 1M in/out, with the full 1M-token context at standard pricing on 4.6+, a 50% batch discount, prompt-caching reads at 0.1× input (0.025× on Fable 5.1), 1.1× US-only inference, and itemized server-tool pricing. Consumer plans (Free/Pro/Max) are a separate product.
// pros
- Fully transparent multipliers: 50% Batch, cache reads at 0.1× input (0.025× on Fable 5.1), 1.25×/2× cache writes — every modifier is documented, and the stacking rules are explicit.
- Claude 4.6+ includes the full 1M-token context at standard pricing — no long-context surcharge, which is rare at the frontier.
- US-only inference is an explicit 1.1× option (inference_geo: 'us') — residency priced, not negotiated.
- Server-tool costs are itemized: web search $10 per 1,000 searches, web fetch free, code execution 1,550 free hours/month then $0.05/hr.
- Identical token rates on AWS and Azure (billed via $0.01 Consumption Units) — one set of numbers across first-party and marketplaces.
// cons
- No free tier on the API — the first request is paid; the free product is the claude.ai consumer app, not API access.
- Top-end pricing is the directory's highest: Fable 5.1 at $10/$50 per 1M, Opus fast mode at $10/$50, plus the 1.1× US-only multiplier on top.
- Fast mode (2.5× speed) is first-party-only — unavailable on the AWS/Azure platforms.
- The Mythos line is limited-availability and access-gated — you may see the price without being able to buy it.
Default to Sonnet 5 ($2/$10), cache aggressively (a 0.1× read pays for itself after one hit), run offline work through Batch, and reserve Opus/Fable for workloads that demonstrably need them.
written by Mike Fleming, Uprouter editorial · verified against official sources September 16, 2026
No free tier
This provider does not offer a free tier as of our last verification (Sep 16, 2026). The cheapest way to try it is pay-as-you-go — input from Free per 1M tokens. If the provider adds a free tier, submit a correction and we’ll re-verify.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | Free | $0.0000 | Cheapest tracked model rate (OpenRouter-normalized). |
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | payg | — | $3.00 | $15.00 | Standard pricing for the latest Claude model. |
| Claude 3 Haiku | payg | — | $0.250 | $1.25 | — |
| Pro | subscription | $20.00/mo | — | — | $20/mo monthly ($17/mo billed annually, $200 up front). Includes Claude Code, Sonnet/Haiku; Opus/Fable included with usage limits. 200k context window. |
| Max 5x | subscription | $100.00/mo | — | — | 5x the usage of Pro; higher output limits; early/priority access to advanced features. (Standard published Anthropic Max 5x rate.) |
| Max 20x | subscription | $200.00/mo | — | — | 20x the usage of Pro; highest output limits and priority access. (Standard published Anthropic Max 20x rate.) |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude 3 Haiku | Free | $0.0000 | 200k |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 1M |
| Claude Opus 4.5 | $0.0000 | $0.0000 | 200k |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | $1.00 | $5.00 | 200k |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10.00 | $50.00 | 1M |
| claude-opus-4-6 | — | — | 1M |
| claude-sonnet-4-6 | — | — | 1M |
$ Does Anthropic have a free tier?
No. Anthropic does not offer a meaningful free tier — entry requires payment (pay-as-you-go or a plan). We mark this explicitly rather than showing a misleading zero.
$ How much does Anthropic cost per 1M tokens?
The cheapest model we track at Anthropic is Free per 1M input tokens and $0.0000 per 1M output tokens. This is normalized from Anthropic's published pricing — verify with the provider before purchasing, since prices change frequently.
$ Is Anthropic safe to use?
Uprouter rates Anthropic as low risk. Low risk: first-party from a named lab, with a single authoritative pricing document stating every multiplier (batch, caching, residency, fast mode) and the rules for how they stack (verified 2026-09-16). The exposure is price position — Anthropic is the premium end of this directory, and the US-only and fast-mode multipliers compound on top. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
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risk_&_confidence
Low risk: first-party from a named lab, with a single authoritative pricing document stating every multiplier (batch, caching, residency, fast mode) and the rules for how they stack (verified 2026-09-16). The exposure is price position — Anthropic is the premium end of this directory, and the US-only and fast-mode multipliers compound on top.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Anthropic's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://platform.claude.com/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
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