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Official Claude API access for Claude Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Haiku 4.5, spanning frontier agents, coding, balanced production workloads, and high-throughput tasks.

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Overview

Anthropic's current Claude lineup includes Fable 5 for the most demanding agentic work, Opus 5 for frontier coding and reasoning, Sonnet 5 for a balance of intelligence and cost, and Haiku 4.5 for fast, high-volume workloads.

As verified on August 10, 2026, standard input/output prices per million tokens are $10/$50 for Fable 5, $5/$25 for Opus 5, and $1/$5 for Haiku 4.5. Sonnet 5 is temporarily $2/$10 through August 31, then becomes $3/$15 on September 1.

How to Get an API Key

  1. Sign up or log in at console.anthropic.com.
  2. Open Account → API Keys and create a key.
  3. Copy the secret immediately and store it in a password manager or environment variable.
  4. Call the Messages API with the x-api-key header or an official Anthropic SDK.

Current Claude model family

Capability, composed in four voices

Use Fable for maximum capability, Opus for complex agentic work, Sonnet for balance, or Haiku for speed and cost.

USD per 1M tokens · Claude API

Claude Fable 5

Anthropic’s most capable broadly released model for long-running agents.

Model ID
claude-fable-5
Input
$10
5m cache write
$12.50
1h cache write
$20
Cache hit
$1
Output
$50
Context
1M
Max output
128K
Reliable knowledge
Jan 2026
Thinking
Adaptive, always on
Latency
Slower

Claude Opus 5

Complex agentic coding and enterprise work with adaptive thinking.

Model ID
claude-opus-5
Input
$5
5m cache write
$6.25
1h cache write
$10
Cache hit
$0.50
Output
$25
Context
1M
Max output
128K
Reliable knowledge
May 2026
Thinking
Adaptive
Latency
Moderate

Claude Sonnet 5

The strongest balance of speed and intelligence, with introductory pricing.

Model ID
claude-sonnet-5
Input
$2
5m cache write
$2.50
1h cache write
$4
Cache hit
$0.20
Output
$10
Context
1M
Max output
128K
Reliable knowledge
Jan 2026
Thinking
Adaptive
Latency
Fast

Claude Haiku 4.5

Anthropic’s fastest model with near-frontier intelligence.

Model ID
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Input
$1
5m cache write
$1.25
1h cache write
$2
Cache hit
$0.10
Output
$5
Context
200K
Max output
64K
Reliable knowledge
Feb 2025
Thinking
Extended thinking
Latency
Fastest
Sonnet 5 introductory input/output pricing is $2/$10 through August 31, 2026. Standard $3/$15 pricing begins September 1, 2026.
Official Anthropic snapshot checked August 10, 2026.Explore the complete Claude pricing guide

Common Models

Claude Fable 5Claude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5Claude Haiku 4.5

FAQ

Which current Claude model should I choose?

Choose Fable 5 for maximum agent capability, Opus 5 for demanding coding and reasoning, Sonnet 5 for balanced production use, or Haiku 4.5 for latency-sensitive high-volume tasks.

When does the Claude Sonnet 5 promotional price end?

The $2 input / $10 output price per million tokens ends August 31, 2026. Standard $3/$15 pricing begins September 1, 2026.

Can prompt caching reduce Claude API costs?

Yes. A cache hit costs 10% of base input pricing. Five-minute and one-hour cache writes cost 1.25× and 2× the base input price respectively.

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Quick Info

Region
Global
Status
active
Last Verified
2026-08-10