Claude Pricing History: API & Subscription Rates
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Claude and Anthropic API Pricing History

By Paige Gilmore, Founder, NetLift· Published July 28, 2026· Updated October 10, 2026
Prices checked October 23, 2026 against official vendor pages

Claude pricing is structured into seat-based subscriptions for teams and consumption-based API tiers for developers. Recent updates introduced tiered pricing for Haiku 5.5 based on token volume and discounted annual rates for Team plans.

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Anthropic Claude utilizes a dual pricing strategy consisting of subscription-based seat licenses and consumption-based API tokens. Subscription plans range from $20 to $125 per user per month, while API costs vary by model intelligence level and feature usage, such as prompt caching and code execution.

Recent pricing adjustments include the introduction of Haiku 5.5, which uses tiered pricing based on whether a prompt exceeds 100,000 tokens. Additionally, Enterprise and Team tiers provide different levels of access, with Team Standard and Team Premium plans offering discounted rates for annual commitments.

Claude pricing history

Date Plan Previous price New price
2026-10-10 Claude — Max 20x $200 $200
2026-10-10 Claude — Max 20x $200 $200
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5.5 output $10 $10
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5.5 input $2 $2
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 (Fast mode) output $40 $40
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 (Fast mode) input $8 $8
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 output (prompts ≤ 100K tokens) $0.5 $0.5
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 output (prompts > 100K tokens) $2.50 $2.50
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 input (prompts ≤ 100K tokens) $0.1 $0.1
2026-10-10 Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 input (prompts > 100K tokens) $0.5 $0.5
2026-10-10 Claude API — Haiku 5.5 output (≤ 100K tokens) $0.5 $0.5
2026-10-10 Claude API — Haiku 5.5 output (> 100K tokens) $2.50 $2.50
2026-10-10 Claude API — Haiku 5.5 input (≤ 100K tokens) $0.1 $0.1
2026-10-10 Claude API — Haiku 5.5 input (> 100K tokens) $0.5 $0.5
2026-10-09 Claude — Team (Standard seat) $25 $25
2026-10-09 Claude — Team (Standard seat) $20 $20
2026-10-09 Claude — Team (Premium seat) $125 $125
2026-10-09 Claude — Team (Premium seat) $100 $100
2026-10-09 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-10-09 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-10-09 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access output $30 $30
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access input $6 $6
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access batch output $15 $15
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access batch input $3 $3
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access output $30 $30
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access input $6 $6
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access batch output $15 $15
2026-10-09 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access batch input $3 $3
2026-10-08 Claude — Team (Standard seat) $25 $25
2026-10-08 Claude — Team (Standard seat) $20 $20
2026-10-08 Claude — Team (Premium seat) $125 $125
2026-10-08 Claude — Team (Premium seat) $100 $100
2026-10-08 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-10-08 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-10-08 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-10-08 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 $10
2026-10-08 Claude API — Opus 5 Output $25 $25
2026-10-08 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Output $5 $5
2026-10-01 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache write $7.50 $7.50
2026-10-01 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache read $0.6 $0.6
2026-09-29 Claude — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-29 Claude — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-29 Claude — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-29 Claude — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-29 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 output $10 $10
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 input $2 $2
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 output $20 $20
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 input $4 $4
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 output $5 $5
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 input $1 $1
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-29 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-29 Claude API — Sonnet 5.5 output $10 $10
2026-09-29 Claude API — Sonnet 5.5 input $2 $2
2026-09-25 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 $10
2026-09-25 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Input $2 $2
2026-09-25 Claude API — Opus 5.5 output $20 $20
2026-09-25 Claude API — Opus 5.5 input $4 $4
2026-09-25 Claude API — Opus 5 Output $25 $25
2026-09-25 Claude API — Opus 5 Input $5 $5
2026-09-25 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Output $5 $5
2026-09-25 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Input $1 $1
2026-09-25 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-25 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-24 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-09-24 Claude — Education Contact sales Contact sales
2026-09-23 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-09-23 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 output $20 $20
2026-09-23 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 input $4 $4
2026-09-23 Claude API — Opus 5.5 output $20 $20
2026-09-23 Claude API — Opus 5.5 input $4 $4
2026-09-19 Claude — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-19 Claude — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-19 Claude — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-19 Claude — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-17 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-09-17 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 output $10 $10
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 input $2 $2
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Opus 5 output $25 $25
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Opus 5 input $5 $5
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 output $5 $5
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 input $1 $1
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-17 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 $10
2026-09-17 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Input $2 $2
2026-09-17 Claude API — Opus 5 Output $25 $25
2026-09-17 Claude API — Opus 5 Input $5 $5
2026-09-17 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Output $5 $5
2026-09-17 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Input $1 $1
2026-09-17 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-17 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 output $10 $10
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 input $2 $2
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Opus 5 output $25 $25
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Opus 5 input $5 $5
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 output $5 $5
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 input $1 $1
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-15 Claude — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-15 Claude — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-15 Claude — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-15 Claude — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-15 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-09-15 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-09-15 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-09-15 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-09-15 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-15 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-15 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 $10
2026-09-15 Claude API — Sonnet 5 Input $2 $2
2026-09-15 Claude API — Opus 5 Output $25 $25
2026-09-15 Claude API — Opus 5 Input $5 $5
2026-09-15 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Output $5 $5
2026-09-15 Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Input $1 $1
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-10 Claude — Pro $20 $17
2026-09-10 Claude — Pro $17 $20
2026-09-10 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-09-10 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-10 Claude Platform — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-10 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-10 Claude Platform — Code execution $0.05 $0.05
2026-09-03 Claude — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-03 Claude — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-03 Claude — Pro $20 $20
2026-09-03 Claude — Pro $17 $17
2026-09-03 Claude — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-03 Claude — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-03 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache write $7.50 $7.50
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache read $0.6 $0.6
2026-09-02 Claude — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-02 Claude — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-02 Claude — Pro $20 $20
2026-09-02 Claude — Pro $17 $17
2026-09-02 Claude — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-02 Claude — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-02 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-09-02 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-08-25 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-08-25 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-08-25 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-08-18 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-08-18 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-08-11 Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 $20
2026-08-11 Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 $20
2026-08-11 Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 $17
2026-08-11 Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 $17
2026-08-11 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-08-11 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-08-11 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-08-11 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-08-11 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-08-07 Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 $20
2026-08-07 Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 $17
2026-08-07 Claude — Max 5x $100 $100
2026-08-07 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-08-07 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-08-07 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20
2026-08-07 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-07-28 Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 $20
2026-07-28 Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 $17
2026-07-28 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-07-28 Claude — Enterprise $20 $20

NetLift has monitored the official Claude pricing page since 2026-10-09. 181 change(s) recorded so far.

Current verified prices

Plan Price Billing Notes
Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 per month Annual billing rate ($200 billed up front).
Claude — Pro $17 per month Annual billing rate. Billed $200 up front.
Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 per month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Enterprise $20 per seat / month Billed annually.
Claude — Pro $20 per month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Standard seat $20 per seat / month Annual billing rate. Part of Team plan for 2 to 150 users.
Claude — Team (Standard seat) $20 per seat / month Annual billing rate.
Claude — Standard seat $25 per seat / month Monthly billing rate. Part of Team plan for 2 to 150 users.
Claude — Team (Standard seat) $25 per seat / month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Max 5x $100 per month
Claude — Premium seat $100 per seat / month Annual billing rate. Part of Team plan for 2 to 150 users.
Claude — Team (Premium seat) $100 per seat / month Annual billing rate.
Claude — Premium seat $125 per seat / month Monthly billing rate. Part of Team plan for 2 to 150 users.
Claude — Team (Premium seat) $125 per seat / month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Max 20x $200 per month

Current verified per-token prices

Model / rate Price Unit
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access batch input $3 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access input $6 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access batch output $15 per 1M output tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access output $30 per 1M output tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache read $0.6 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access batch input $3 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access input $6 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access cache write $7.50 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access batch output $15 per 1M output tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access output $30 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Haiku 5.5 input (≤ 100K tokens) $0.1 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Haiku 5.5 output (≤ 100K tokens) $0.5 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Haiku 5.5 input (> 100K tokens) $0.5 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Input $1 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Sonnet 5 Input $2 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Haiku 5.5 output (> 100K tokens) $2.50 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Opus 5.5 input $4 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Opus 5 Input $5 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Haiku 4.5 Output $5 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Opus 5.5 output $20 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Opus 5 Output $25 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 input (prompts ≤ 100K tokens) $0.1 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 input (prompts > 100K tokens) $0.5 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 output (prompts ≤ 100K tokens) $0.5 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 input $1 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 input $2 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 5.5 output (prompts > 100K tokens) $2.50 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 input $4 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5 input $5 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 output $5 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 (Fast mode) input $8 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 input $10 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 output $10 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 output $20 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5 output $25 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 (Fast mode) output $40 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 output $50 per 1M output tokens

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How does the Haiku 5.5 tiered pricing work?

Haiku 5.5 introduces a volume-based price shift at the 100,000-token threshold. For prompts under this limit, input and output costs are significantly lower ($0.1 and $0.5 respectively). Once a prompt exceeds 100,000 tokens, the input cost increases to $0.5 and the output cost rises to $2.50. This tiered structure also applies to prompt caching read and write operations.

What are the costs for API features and legacy models?

Beyond standard token usage, specialized features carry flat fees, such as $10 for Web search and $0.05 for Code execution. Legacy models like Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 remain available at fixed rates, generally higher than the optimized rates found in newer 5.5 iterations. For example, Opus 5.5 input is $4 per million tokens, whereas legacy Opus 5 is priced at $5.

Determining the value of Claude adoption requires weighing API consumption costs against actual labor hours recovered. By using NetLift to track the cost of high-intelligence models like Opus 5.5 against the time saved on complex reasoning tasks, finance teams can verify the net return of AI spend. This ensures that the higher cost of premium models or features like Managed Agents ($0.08) is justified by an equivalent reduction in manual overhead.

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