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diff --git a/snapshots/anthropic/api-pricing.md b/snapshots/anthropic/api-pricing.mdindex 49c47ea..8186047 100644--- a/snapshots/anthropic/api-pricing.md+++ b/snapshots/anthropic/api-pricing.md@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Claude 4.7 and later models and Claude Mythos Preview use a newer tokenizer that ## Cloud platform pricing -This section covers partner-operated cloud platforms, where the cloud provider invoices you. For Anthropic-operated cloud platforms billed through a marketplace, see Claude Platform on AWS pricing and Claude in Microsoft Foundry pricing.+This section covers partner-operated cloud platforms, where the cloud provider invoices you. For Anthropic-operated cloud platforms billed through a marketplace, see Claude Platform on AWS pricing, Claude Models on Google Cloud (Anthropic managed) billing, and Claude in Microsoft Foundry pricing. -Claude models are available on Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud. For official pricing, visit:+Claude models are available on Amazon Bedrock and Claude Models on Google Cloud (Google managed). For official pricing, visit: - Amazon Bedrock pricing@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Starting with Claude Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5, and Opus 4.5: - Bedrock offers two endpoint types: global endpoints (dynamic routing for maximum availability) and regional endpoints (guaranteed data routing through specific geographic regions).-- Google Cloud offers global endpoints and multi-region endpoints (dynamic routing within a geographic area) for these models, and regional endpoints for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and earlier models.+- Claude Models on Google Cloud (Google managed) offers global endpoints and multi-region endpoints (dynamic routing within a geographic area) for these models, and regional endpoints for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and earlier models. -Regional and multi-region endpoints include a 10% premium over global endpoints. The Claude API (first-party) is global by default; for first-party data residency options and pricing, see Data residency pricing.+Regional and multi-region endpoints include a 10 percent premium over global endpoints. The Claude API (first-party) is global by default; for first-party data residency options and pricing, see Data residency pricing. Scope: This pricing structure applies to Claude Sonnet 4.5 (deprecated), Haiku 4.5, Opus 4.5, and all future models. Earlier models (Claude Opus 4.1 and prior releases) retain their existing pricing.@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ Scope: This pricing structure applies to Claude Sonnet 4.5 (deprecated), Haiku 4 For implementation details and code examples: -- Amazon Bedrock global vs regional endpoints for Opus 4.7, Haiku 4.5, and later models, or the legacy integration for all other models on Bedrock-- Google Cloud global, multi-region, and regional endpoints+- Amazon Bedrock global versus regional endpoints for Opus 4.7, Haiku 4.5, and later models, or the legacy integration for all other models on Bedrock+- Claude Models on Google Cloud (Google managed) global, multi-region, and regional endpoints ## Claude Platform on AWS pricing -Claude Platform on AWS bills through AWS Marketplace using Claude Consumption Units (CCUs). Anthropic rates your token usage in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates, applies any negotiated discount, converts the result to CCUs at $0.01 per CCU, and reports the CCU quantity to AWS Marketplace hourly. Your AWS bill shows a single CCU line item.+Claude Platform on AWS bills through AWS Marketplace using Claude Consumption Units (CCUs). Anthropic rates your token usage in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates, applies any negotiated discount, converts the result to CCUs at $0.01 USD per CCU, and reports the CCU quantity to AWS Marketplace hourly. Your AWS bill shows a single CCU line item. | Concept | Details | |---|---| | Billing unit | Claude Consumption Unit (CCU) |-| CCU price | $0.01 per CCU (fixed; discounts apply at token-to-CCU conversion, not to the CCU price) |-| Conversion | Token usage rated in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates (same as Claude API pricing), then converted to CCUs at $0.01 per CCU |+| CCU price | $0.01 USD per CCU (fixed; discounts apply at token-to-CCU conversion, not to the CCU price) |+| Conversion | Token usage rated in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates (same as Claude API pricing), then converted to CCUs at $0.01 USD per CCU | | Billing cadence | Hourly metering to AWS Marketplace; monthly invoices | | Payment model | Arrears only (postpaid); no prepaid credits |@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ If you have an existing Amazon Bedrock private offer, contact your Anthropic or ## Claude in Microsoft Foundry pricing -Claude in Microsoft Foundry bills through the Azure Marketplace using Claude Consumption Units (CCUs). Anthropic rates your token usage in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates, applies any negotiated discount, converts the result to CCUs at $0.01 per CCU, and reports the CCU quantity to the Azure Marketplace hourly. Your Azure bill shows a single CCU line item.+Claude in Microsoft Foundry bills through the Azure Marketplace using Claude Consumption Units (CCUs). Anthropic rates your token usage in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates, applies any negotiated discount, converts the result to CCUs at $0.01 USD per CCU, and reports the CCU quantity to the Azure Marketplace hourly. Your Azure bill shows a single CCU line item. | Concept | Details | |---|---| | Billing unit | Claude Consumption Unit (CCU) |-| CCU price | $0.01 per CCU (fixed; discounts apply at token-to-CCU conversion, not to the CCU price) |-| Conversion | Token usage rated in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates (same as Claude API pricing), then converted to CCUs at $0.01 per CCU |+| CCU price | $0.01 USD per CCU (fixed; discounts apply at token-to-CCU conversion, not to the CCU price) |+| Conversion | Token usage rated in USD at standard per-model, per-feature rates (same as Claude API pricing), then converted to CCUs at $0.01 USD per CCU | | Billing cadence | Hourly metering to the Azure Marketplace; monthly invoices | | Payment model | Arrears only (postpaid); no prepaid credits |@@ -139,5 +139,5 @@ For implementation details, supported models, and code examples, see Prompt cach For Claude 4.6 and later models, specifying US-only inference through the `inference_geo` parameter incurs a 1.1x multiplier on all token pricing categories, including input tokens, output tokens, cache writes, and cache reads. On Claude Haiku 5.5, the multiplier also applies to the higher prices for prompts over 100,000 tokens (see Long context pricing). Global routing (the default) uses standard pricing. -This applies to the Claude API (first-party) and Claude Platform on AWS. On Claude in Microsoft Foundry, the same 1.1x multiplier applies to deployments that use the US Data Zone Standard deployment type (see Inference geography). Partner-operated platforms (Bedrock and Google Cloud) have independent regional pricing. See Bedrock and Google Cloud for details. Earlier models do not support the `inference_geo` parameter and always use standard pricing; requests that include the parameter on these models return a 400 error.+This applies to the Claude API (first-party), Claude Platform on AWS, and Claude Models on Google Cloud (Anthropic managed). On Claude in Microsoft Foundry, the same 1.1x multiplier applies to deployments that use the US Data Zone Standard deployment type (see Inference geography). Partner-operated platforms, Bedrock and Claude Models on Google Cloud (Google managed), have independent regional pricing. See Bedrock pricing and Google Cloud pricing for details. Earlier models do not support the `inference_geo` parameter and always use standard pricing; requests that include the parameter on these models return a 400 error. For more information, see Data residency.@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ For more information, see Data residency. ### Fast mode pricing -Fast mode provides significantly faster output for Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Opus 5, and Claude Opus 4.8 at premium pricing. Fast mode for Claude Opus 5 and Claude Opus 4.8 is in research preview. Fast mode pricing applies across the full context window, including requests over 200k input tokens. Fast mode is available on the Claude API (first-party) and, for Claude Opus 5.5, on Claude in Microsoft Foundry for deployments hosted on Azure; it is not available on Claude Platform on AWS or partner-operated cloud platforms.+Fast mode provides significantly faster output for Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Opus 5, and Claude Opus 4.8 at premium pricing. Fast mode for Claude Opus 5 and Claude Opus 4.8 is in research preview. Fast mode pricing applies across the full context window, including requests over 200k input tokens. Fast mode is available on the Claude API (first-party) and, for Claude Opus 5.5, on Claude Models on Google Cloud (Anthropic managed) and on Claude in Microsoft Foundry for deployments hosted on Azure. | Model | Input | Output |@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ Fast mode provides significantly faster output for Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Opus Fast mode pricing stacks with other pricing modifiers: -- Prompt caching multipliers apply on top of fast mode pricing-- Data residency multipliers apply on top of fast mode pricing+- Prompt caching multipliers apply on top of fast mode pricing.+- Data residency multipliers apply on top of fast mode pricing. Fast mode is not available with the Batch API.@@ -163,5 +163,5 @@ For more information, see Fast mode. ### Batch processing -The Batch API allows asynchronous processing of large volumes of requests with a 50% discount on both input and output tokens.+The Batch API allows asynchronous processing of large volumes of requests with a 50 percent discount on both input and output tokens. | Model | Batch tokens | |@@ -197,5 +197,5 @@ For more information about batch processing, see Batch processing. Claude 4.6 and later models (except Claude Haiku 5.5) and Claude Mythos Preview include the full 1M token context window at standard pricing. (A 900k-token request is billed at the same per-token rate as a 9k-token request.) Prompt caching and batch processing discounts apply at standard rates across the full context window. -Claude Haiku 5.5 is priced by prompt length: a request whose prompt is over 100,000 tokens pays higher prices. A request's prompt length counts all of its input tokens, including cache reads and cache writes. Each request is priced on its own: a request over the threshold pays the higher prices even when part of its prompt is a cache hit, and earlier requests keep the prices they were billed at. Model pricing and Batch processing list both sets of prices.+Claude Haiku 5.5 is priced by prompt length: a request whose prompt is over 100,000 tokens pays higher prices. A request's prompt length counts all of its input tokens, including cache reads and cache writes. Each request is priced on its own: a request over the threshold pays the higher prices even when part of its prompt is a cache hit, and earlier requests keep the prices they were billed at. The model pricing and batch processing pricing sections list both sets of prices. ### Tool use pricing@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ Code execution is free when used with web search or web fetch. When `web_search_ When used without these tools, code execution is billed by execution time, tracked separately from token usage: -- Execution time has a minimum of 5 minutes-- Each organization receives 1,550 free hours of usage per month-- Additional usage beyond 1,550 hours is billed at $0.05 USD per hour, per container-- If files are included in the request, execution time is billed even if the tool is not called, because files are preloaded onto the container+- Execution time has a minimum of 5 minutes.+- Each organization receives 1,550 free hours of usage per month.+- Additional usage beyond 1,550 hours is billed at $0.05 USD per hour, per container.+- If files are included in the request, execution time is billed even if the tool is not called, because files are preloaded onto the container. Code execution usage is tracked in the response:@@ -333,5 +333,5 @@ Web search usage is charged in addition to token usage: ``` -Web search is available on the Claude API for $10 per 1,000 searches, plus standard token costs for search-generated content. Web search results retrieved throughout a conversation are counted as input tokens, in search iterations executed during a single turn and in subsequent conversation turns.+Web search is available on the Claude API for $10 USD per 1,000 searches, plus standard token costs for search-generated content. Web search results retrieved throughout a conversation are counted as input tokens, in search iterations run during a single turn and in subsequent conversation turns. Each web search counts as one use, regardless of the number of results returned. If an error occurs during web search, the web search will not be billed.@@ -361,5 +361,5 @@ To protect against inadvertently fetching large content that would consume exces Example token usage for typical content: -- Average web page (10 kB): ~2,500 tokens+- Average webpage (10 kB): ~2,500 tokens - Large documentation page (100 kB): ~25,000 tokens - Research paper PDF (500 kB): ~125,000 tokens@@ -402,5 +402,5 @@ Claude Managed Agents is billed on two dimensions: tokens and session runtime. ### Tokens -All tokens consumed by a Claude Managed Agents session are billed at the rates shown in Model pricing. Prompt caching multipliers apply identically. Web search triggered inside a session incurs the standard $10 per 1,000 searches. On Claude Platform on AWS, session token and runtime charges convert to Claude Consumption Units at the standard rate. Fast mode premium pricing applies when an agent's `model.speed` is set to `"fast"`.+All tokens consumed by a Claude Managed Agents session are billed at the rates shown in Model pricing. Prompt caching multipliers apply identically. Web search triggered inside a session incurs the standard $10 USD per 1,000 searches. On Claude Platform on AWS, session token and runtime charges convert to Claude Consumption Units at the standard rate (see Claude Platform on AWS pricing). Fast mode premium pricing applies when an agent's `model.speed` is set to `"fast"`. The data residency multiplier also applies: when an agent's `model.inference_geo` is pinned to `"us"`, tokens consumed by sessions running that agent are billed at 1.1x the standard rates, the same multiplier that applies to US-only inference on the Messages API.@@ -417,5 +417,5 @@ The following Messages API modifiers do not apply to Claude Managed Agents sessi | SKU | Rate | Metering | |---|---|---|-| Session runtime | $0.08 per session-hour | `running` status duration |+| Session runtime | $0.08 USD per session-hour | `running` status duration | Runtime is measured to the millisecond and accrues only while the session's status is `running`. Time spent `idle` (waiting for your next message or a tool confirmation), `rescheduling`, or `terminated` does not count toward runtime.@@ -425,12 +425,12 @@ Session runtime replaces the code execution container-hour billing model when us ### Worked example -A one-hour coding session using Claude Opus 5.5 that consumes 50,000 input tokens and 15,000 output tokens:+A 1-hour coding session using Claude Opus 5.5 that consumes 50,000 input tokens and 15,000 output tokens: | Line item | Calculation | Cost | |---|---|---|-| Input tokens | 50,000 × $4 / 1,000,000 | $0.20 |-| Output tokens | 15,000 × $20 / 1,000,000 | $0.30 |-| Session runtime | 1.0 hour × $0.08 | $0.08 |-| Total | | $0.58 |+| Input tokens | 50,000 × $4 / 1,000,000 | $0.20 USD |+| Output tokens | 15,000 × $20 / 1,000,000 | $0.30 USD |+| Session runtime | 1.0 hour × $0.08 | $0.08 USD |+| Total | | $0.58 USD | If prompt caching is active and 40,000 of the input tokens are cache reads:@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ If prompt caching is active and 40,000 of the input tokens are cache reads: | Line item | Calculation | Cost | |---|---|---|-| Uncached input tokens | 10,000 × $4 / 1,000,000 | $0.04 |-| Cache read tokens | 40,000 × $4 × 0.05 / 1,000,000 | $0.008 |-| Output tokens | 15,000 × $20 / 1,000,000 | $0.30 |-| Session runtime | 1.0 hour × $0.08 | $0.08 |-| Total | | $0.428 |+| Uncached input tokens | 10,000 × $4 / 1,000,000 | $0.04 USD |+| Cache read tokens | 40,000 × $4 × 0.05 / 1,000,000 | $0.008 USD |+| Output tokens | 15,000 × $20 / 1,000,000 | $0.30 USD |+| Session runtime | 1.0 hour × $0.08 | $0.08 USD |+| Total | | $0.428 USD | ## Additional pricing considerations@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ If prompt caching is active and 40,000 of the input tokens are cache reads: When building agents with Claude: -1. Use appropriate models: Choose Haiku for simple tasks, Sonnet for most production workloads, and Opus for the most complex reasoning-2. Implement prompt caching: Reduce costs for repeated context-3. Batch operations: Use the Batch API for non-time-sensitive tasks-4. Monitor usage patterns: Track token consumption to identify optimization opportunities+1. Use appropriate models: Choose Haiku for simple tasks, Sonnet for most production workloads, and Opus for the most complex reasoning.+2. Implement prompt caching: Reduce costs for repeated context.+3. Batch operations: Use the Batch API for non-time-sensitive tasks.+4. Monitor usage patterns: Track token consumption to identify optimization opportunities. For high-volume agent applications, contact the enterprise sales team for custom pricing arrangements.@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ For limits beyond the Scale tier or custom pricing arrangements, contact the sal ### Volume discounts -Volume discounts may be available for high-volume users. These are negotiated on a case-by-case basis.+Volume discounts might be available for high-volume users. These are negotiated on a case-by-case basis. -- Standard usage tiers use the pricing shown in Model pricing-- Enterprise customers can contact sales for custom pricing-- Academic and research discounts may be available+- Standard usage tiers use the pricing shown in Model pricing.+- Enterprise customers can contact sales for custom pricing.+- Academic and research discounts might be available. ### Enterprise pricing@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ Contact the sales team at sales@anthropic.com or through the Claude Console to d ## Billing and payment -- Billing is based on actual monthly usage-- All payments are in USD-- Credit card and invoicing options available-- Usage tracking available in the Claude Console+- Billing is based on actual monthly usage.+- All payments are in USD.+- Credit card and invoicing options are available.+- Usage tracking is available in the Claude Console at platform.claude.com. ## Frequently asked questions