Claude Sonnet 5
- Input price
- $2.00
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Output price
- $10.00
- Per 1 million tokens (USD)
- Effort levels
- 5total
- Default: High
- Benchmark results
- 24total
- Benchmark types: 8
Model information
- API model ID
- claude-sonnet-5
- release date
- Unknown
- effort
- Low / Med / High (default) / Xhigh / Max
- Effort source
- Based on Anthropic effort documentation (platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/effort).
- Claude Code
- available
- Codex
- unavailable
- Availability notes
- Listed in the Claude Code effort table. Codex's official model list (learn.chatgpt.com/docs/models) contains only OpenAI models, so codex is false (connections via a custom provider are not counted as official options).
- Availability source
- https://code.claude.com/docs/en/model-config
Price (USD per 1 million tokens)
Prices do not vary by effort; token consumption does.
| input | $2.00 |
|---|---|
| output | $10.00 |
| cache read | $0.20 |
| cache write | $2.50 |
cacheWritePerMTok is for a 5-minute cache write. 1h write $4. Footnote 3: The introductory price at launch of $2/$10 became the standard price (the 9/1 increase to $3/$15 was canceled).
Claude Sonnet 5 | $2 / MTok3 | $2.50 / MTok | $4 / MTok | $0.20 / MTok | $10 / MTok3Source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing
Benchmark results
| Benchmark | effort | Score | Source cost (metric) | measured/reported by | source | Conditions and extraction method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 4.0Low | Low | 3.2% | $3.78Cost per attempt | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "Terminal-Bench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptTerminal-Bench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Low: 3.2% $3.78" |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0Med | Med | 4.4% | $4.83Cost per attempt | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "Terminal-Bench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptTerminal-Bench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Med: 4.4% $4.83" |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0High (default) | High | 4.5% | $8.20Cost per attempt | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "Terminal-Bench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptTerminal-Bench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · High: 4.5% $8.20" |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0Xhigh | Xhigh | 7.0% | $9.95Cost per attempt | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "Terminal-Bench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptTerminal-Bench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Xhigh: 7.0% $9.95" |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0Max | Max | 10.3% | $11.62Cost per attempt | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "Terminal-Bench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptTerminal-Bench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Max: 10.3% $11.62" |
| FrontierCode v1.1(main set)Low | Low | 28.7% | $2.39Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "FrontierCode v1.1, main set / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptFrontierCode v1.1, main set — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Low: 28.7% $2.39" |
| FrontierCode v1.1(main set)Med | Med | 35.2% | $3.81Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "FrontierCode v1.1, main set / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptFrontierCode v1.1, main set — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Med: 35.2% $3.81" |
| FrontierCode v1.1(main set)High (default) | High | 39.4% | $6.10Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "FrontierCode v1.1, main set / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptFrontierCode v1.1, main set — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · High: 39.4% $6.10" |
| FrontierCode v1.1(main set)Xhigh | Xhigh | 42.7% | $10.07Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "FrontierCode v1.1, main set / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptFrontierCode v1.1, main set — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Xhigh: 42.7% $10.07" |
| FrontierCode v1.1(main set)Max | Max | 42.4% | $17.12Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "FrontierCode v1.1, main set / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptFrontierCode v1.1, main set — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Max: 42.4% $17.12" |
| CursorBench 4.0Low | Low | 24.1% | $1.39Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "CursorBench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptCursorBench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Low: 24.1% $1.39" |
| CursorBench 4.0Med | Med | 28.0% | $2.31Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "CursorBench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptCursorBench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Med: 28.0% $2.31" |
| CursorBench 4.0High (default) | High | 30.8% | $3.48Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "CursorBench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptCursorBench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · High: 30.8% $3.48" |
| CursorBench 4.0Xhigh | Xhigh | 32.0% | $4.55Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "CursorBench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptCursorBench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Xhigh: 32.0% $4.55" |
| CursorBench 4.0Max | Max | 34.1% | $7.17Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "CursorBench 4.0 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptCursorBench 4.0 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Max: 34.1% $7.17" |
| GDPval-AA v2.1not stated | not stated | 1,449 | — | Artificial Analysis | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. table note: For details on how we run our evaluations, see the Sonnet 5.5 System Card (only efforts explicitly stated in the table); footnote 3: run by Artificial Analysis on a pre-release deployment (structured outputs bug, now fixed)transcribed from tableSource excerpt1449Location Table, GDPval-AA v2.1 row: 1449 |
| AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo)Low | Low | 923 | $0.82Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "AA-Briefcase v1.1 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptAA-Briefcase v1.1 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Low: 923.0 $0.82" |
| AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo)Med | Med | 1,056 | $1.73Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "AA-Briefcase v1.1 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptAA-Briefcase v1.1 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Med: 1056.0 $1.73" |
| AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo)High (default) | High | 1,177 | $3.76Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "AA-Briefcase v1.1 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptAA-Briefcase v1.1 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · High: 1177.0 $3.76" |
| AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo)Xhigh | Xhigh | 1,274 | $7.56Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "AA-Briefcase v1.1 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptAA-Briefcase v1.1 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Xhigh: 1274.0 $7.56" |
| AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo)Max | Max | 1,359 | $14.43Cost per task | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. A point in the figure "AA-Briefcase v1.1 / Accuracy vs. cost" on the Anthropic announcement page. values were taken from each point's aria-label (DOM); the page shows them only in the figure; value for its own model (announced by Anthropic)transcribed from textSource excerptAA-Briefcase v1.1 — Accuracy vs. cost: "Sonnet 5 · Max: 1359.0 $14.43" |
| Humanity's Last Exam (with tools)not stated | not stated | 54.9% | — | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. table note: For details on how we run our evaluations, see the Sonnet 5.5 System Card (only efforts explicitly stated in the table)transcribed from tableSource excerpt54.9%Location Table, Humanity's Last Exam (with tools) row: 54.9 |
| OSWorld 2.1(partial)not stated | not stated | 57.0% | — | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. table note: For details on how we run our evaluations, see the Sonnet 5.5 System Card (only efforts explicitly stated in the table)transcribed from tableSource excerpt57.0%Location Table, OSWorld 2.1 (partial) row: 57.0 |
| Chartography (without tools)not stated | not stated | 15.6% | — | Anthropic | Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5official · Retrieved 2026-11-12 | Vendor-reported value. table note: For details on how we run our evaluations, see the Sonnet 5.5 System Card (only efforts explicitly stated in the table)transcribed from tableSource excerpt15.6%Location Table, Chartography (no tools) row: 15.6 |
Related rankings
- Overall ranking (all models, records)
- Terminal-Bench 4.0 ranking by metric (all models, records)
- FrontierCode v1.1(main set) ranking by metric (all models, records)
- CursorBench 4.0 ranking by metric (all models, records)
- GDPval-AA v2.1 ranking by metric (all models, records)
- AA-Briefcase v1.1(Elo) ranking by metric (all models, records)
- Humanity's Last Exam (with tools) ranking by metric (all models, records)
- OSWorld 2.1(partial) ranking by metric (all models, records)
- Chartography (without tools) ranking by metric (all models, records)
- Recommendations by role