Last refreshed 2026-09-28. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Anthropic?
Anthropic offers Claude Sonnet 5.5 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $2.00/1M input tokens. Anthropic is a safety-focused AI research company and creator of the Claude model family, offering API access through the Anthropic Console for text generation, analysis, and coding tasks.
Compare Claude Sonnet 5.5 across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install anthropicexport ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-sonnet-5-5",claude-sonnet-5-5Request example
import anthropic
client = anthropic.Anthropic() # reads ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from env
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-sonnet-5-5",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(message.content[0].text)Gotchas
- Use the versioned model ID, e.g. "claude-sonnet-4-6" or "claude-opus-4-7-20251101".
- The examples expect ANTHROPIC_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Claude Sonnet 5.5 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| AWS Bedrock | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| GCP Vertex AI | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Microsoft Foundry | $2.00 | $10.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $2.00 |
| Output tokens | $10.00 |
Capabilities
About Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5, second model in the Claude 5.5 family, released September 28, 2026. First-party positioning: faster, lower-cost complement to Claude Opus 5.5; strongest at well-scoped everyday tasks, bug fixes, and polished documents/slides/spreadsheets; clear upgrade over Claude Sonnet 5 (30%+ faster output; up to 30% less cost per task via fewer tokens — list price unchanged vs Sonnet 5). Claude API id claude-sonnet-5-5. List price $2 per 1M input and $10 per 1M output; cache reads $0.20 / MTok; 5m cache writes $2.50; 1h cache writes $4; Batch API 50% off ($1/$5).