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 September 23, 2026
Prices checked September 23, 2026 against official vendor pages

Claude pricing is currently led by the Fable 5.1 model at $10/$50 for input and output, while Opus 5 and Sonnet 5 offer lower-cost alternatives. Subscription rates for the Pro plan have recently stabilized at $20 per month after brief fluctuations.

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Claude pricing follows two distinct paths: per-user subscriptions for teams and token-based usage for API access. Recent data shows that Enterprise and Education tiers maintain steady rates, while the Claude Pro plan recently returned to a $20 monthly price point following a short period at $17.

API costs are tiered by model intelligence and efficiency. The high-performance Fable 5.1 model carries a significant premium compared to Opus 5 and Sonnet 5, which provide mid-range and high-volume options for developers and enterprise platforms.

Claude pricing history

Date Plan Previous price New price
2026-09-23 Claude — Max 20x Contact sales Contact sales
2026-09-23 Claude for Teams — Standard seat $25 $25
2026-09-23 Claude for Teams — Standard seat $20 $20
2026-09-23 Claude for Teams — Premium seat $125 $125
2026-09-23 Claude for Teams — Premium seat $100 $100
2026-09-23 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 prompt caching write $5 $5
2026-09-23 Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 prompt caching read $0.2 $0.2
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 Platform Legacy — Sonnet 4.6 output $15 $15
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Sonnet 4.6 input $3 $3
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Opus 5 output $25 $25
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Opus 5 input $5 $5
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Opus 4.8 output $25 $25
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Opus 4.8 input $5 $5
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Fable 5 output $50 $50
2026-09-23 Claude Platform Legacy — Fable 5 input $10 $10
2026-09-23 Claude API — Opus 5.5 output $20 $20
2026-09-23 Claude API — Opus 5.5 input $4 $4
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 prompt caching write $2.50 $2.50
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 prompt caching read $0.2 $0.2
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 — Managed Agents $0.08 $0.08
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching write $1.25 $1.25
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching read $0.1 $0.1
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 prompt caching write $12.50 $12.50
2026-09-17 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 $0.25
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 — Sonnet 4.6 - Output $15 $15
2026-09-17 Claude API — Sonnet 4.6 - Input $3 $3
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
2026-09-17 Claude API — Fable 5 Output $50 $50
2026-09-17 Claude API — Fable 5 Input $10 $10
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 prompt caching write $2.50 $2.50
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 prompt caching read $0.2 $0.2
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 — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching write $1.25 $1.25
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching read $0.1 $0.1
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 prompt caching write $12.50 $12.50
2026-09-16 Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 $0.25
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 — 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 — Sonnet 4.6 - Output $15 $15
2026-09-15 Claude API — Sonnet 4.6 - Input $3 $3
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 prompt caching write $12.50 $12.50
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 $0.25
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5 Output $50 $50
2026-09-15 Claude API — Fable 5 Input $10 $10
2026-09-10 Claude — Team Standard seat (Monthly) $25 $25
2026-09-10 Claude — Team Standard seat (Annual) $20 $20
2026-09-10 Claude — Team Premium seat (Monthly) $125 $125
2026-09-10 Claude — Team Premium seat (Annual) $100 $100
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 — Pro $20 $20
2026-09-03 Claude — Pro $17 $17
2026-09-03 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-09-03 Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching write $12.50 $12.50
2026-09-03 Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 $0.25
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access output tokens $30 $30
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access input tokens $6 $6
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Batch output tokens $15 $15
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Batch input tokens $3 $3
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access output tokens $30 $30
2026-09-03 Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet v2 — Public Extended Access input tokens $6 $6
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 — Team Standard seat (Monthly) $25 $25
2026-09-02 Claude — Team Standard seat (Annual) $20 $20
2026-09-02 Claude — Team Premium seat (Monthly) $125 $125
2026-09-02 Claude — Team Premium seat (Annual) $100 $100
2026-09-02 Claude — Pro $20 $20
2026-09-02 Claude — Pro $17 $17
2026-09-02 Claude — Max $100 $100
2026-09-02 Claude — Free $0 $0
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching write $12.50 $12.50
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 $0.25
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 $50
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 $10
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5 Output $50 $50
2026-09-02 Claude API — Fable 5 Input $10 $10
2026-08-25 Claude — Education plan Contact sales Contact sales
2026-08-25 Claude Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-08-25 Claude Enterprise — Enterprise Plan $20 $20
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 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 Platform — Web search $10 $10
2026-08-07 Claude API — Sonnet 4.6 - Output $15 $15
2026-08-07 Claude API — Sonnet 4.6 - Input $3 $3
2026-07-28 Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 $20
2026-07-28 Claude — Pro (Annual) $17 $17
2026-07-28 Claude — Free $0 $0

NetLift has monitored the official Claude pricing page since 2026-09-03. 141 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 ($200 billed up front).
Claude — Pro (Monthly) $20 per month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Enterprise $20 per seat / month Billed annually. Includes seat price plus usage at API rates.
Claude — Team Standard seat (Annual) $20 per seat / month Annual billing rate. For teams of 2 to 150.
Claude — Pro $20 per month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Team Standard seat (Monthly) $25 per seat / month Monthly billing rate. For teams of 2 to 150.
Claude — Max 5x $100 per month Monthly billing rate.
Claude — Team Premium seat (Annual) $100 per seat / month Annual billing rate. For teams of 2 to 150.
Claude — Max $100 per month Billed monthly. Prices from $100.
Claude — Team Premium seat (Monthly) $125 per seat / month Monthly billing rate. For teams of 2 to 150.
Claude — Max 20x Contact sales per month Monthly billing rate. Specific price for 20x tier not explicitly listed (plan starting price $100/mo).
Claude Enterprise — Enterprise Plan $20 per seat / month Annual billing rate. Total cost is seat price plus usage.
Claude for Teams — Standard seat $20 per seat / month Annual billing rate.
Claude for Teams — Standard seat $25 per seat / month Monthly billing rate.
Claude for Teams — Premium seat $100 per seat / month Annual billing rate.
Claude for Teams — Premium seat $125 per seat / month Monthly billing rate.

Current verified per-token prices

Model / rate Price Unit
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Batch input tokens $3 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access input tokens $6 per 1M input tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Batch output tokens $15 per 1M output tokens
Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Public Extended Access output tokens $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 input tokens $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 output tokens $30 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 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 — Sonnet 4.6 - Input $3 per 1M input 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 — Fable 5 Input $10 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Sonnet 5 Output $10 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 input $10 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 prompt caching write $12.50 per 1M input tokens
Claude API — Sonnet 4.6 - Output $15 per 1M output 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 Output $50 per 1M output tokens
Claude API — Fable 5.1 output $50 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching read $0.1 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 prompt caching read $0.2 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 prompt caching read $0.2 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 prompt caching read $0.25 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 input $1 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 prompt caching write $1.25 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 input $2 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Sonnet 5 prompt caching write $2.50 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 input $4 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Haiku 4.5 output $5 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 prompt caching write $5 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 — Fable 5.1 prompt caching write $12.50 per 1M input tokens
Claude Platform — Opus 5.5 output $20 per 1M output tokens
Claude Platform — Fable 5.1 output $50 per 1M output tokens

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How does Opus 5 compare to Fable pricing?

Opus 5 is positioned as a high-intelligence model at $5 for input and $25 for output. This is exactly half the cost of Fable 5.1, which remains at $10 for input and $50 for output. For procurement teams, this makes Opus 5 a primary target for balancing performance with cost-efficiency in large-scale deployments.

What are the costs for platform-specific features?

Beyond standard token usage, the Claude Platform includes flat and usage-based fees for specialized tools. Web search access is priced at $10, while managed agents cost $0.08. Organizations utilizing technical features like code execution are charged $0.05, and prompt caching read/write operations provide a separate cost structure for optimizing repetitive API calls.

To determine if Claude spend is generating a positive return, organizations must measure the cost of tokens against the specific minutes saved per task. Using NetLift allows finance teams to correlate model fees—such as the 5x difference between Sonnet and Fable—with the quality and speed of the output. This data-driven approach ensures that premium model costs are only incurred when they produce a verifiable lift in business value compared to a cheaper baseline.

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Paige Gilmore · Founder, NetLift

Paige Gilmore is the founder of NetLift, the AI Value Management platform that helps organisations measure the cost, savings and return of AI adoption.

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