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Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch) Pricing
Anthropic · anthropic-claude-sonnet-5-5-batch
Input / 1M tokens
$1.00
Output / 1M tokens
$5.00
Context window
1M tokens
≈ 1,333 pages of text
Max output
128k tokens
What it costs in practice
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens)$0.0032
1,000 requests / month$3.20/mo10,000 requests / month$32.00/mo100,000 requests / month$320.00/moEstimate your own workloadOpens the calculator with Claude Sonnet 5.5 (batch) preloaded — adjust volume and token counts there.
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What it excels at
Handles extended context up to 1M tokens for document analysis and multi-step reasoning. Supports vision tasks alongside text generation with large output capacity.
The business tradeoff
Batch-only access increases latency for interactive workloads. Output token pricing at $5 per million remains elevated relative to input rates.
Cheaper from Anthropic
Head-to-head
Vendor list rates, as of Sep 28, 2026 · source: openrouter · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.