Claude Sonnet 4

Anthropic chatreasoningtool_usevision Long

API ID: anthropic/claude-4-sonnet-20250522

Input Price
$3.00
/1M tokens
Output Price
$15.00
/1M tokens
Cached Input
$0.30
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About Claude Sonnet 4

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly enhances the capabilities of its predecessor, Sonnet 3.7, excelling in both coding and reasoning tasks with improved precision and controllability. Achieving state-of-the-art performance on SWE-bench (72.7%), Sonnet 4 balances capability and computational efficiency, making it suitable for a broad range of applications from routine coding tasks to complex software development projects. Key enhancements include improved autonomous codebase navigation, reduced error rates in agent-driven workflows, and increased reliability in following intricate instructions. Sonnet 4 is optimized for practical everyday use, providing advanced reasoning capabilities while maintaining efficiency and responsiveness in diverse internal and external scenarios. Read more at the [blog post here](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4)

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Price Ranking
#1178 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
1.0M
Max Output
64k
Release Date
2025-05-22
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use vision
Input Modalities
imagetextfile
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$5.85
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$180.00
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$247.50
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

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๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Get started with Claude Sonnet 4 API

Anthropic Python SDK
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic()

message = client.messages.create(
    model="anthropic/claude-4-sonnet-20250522",
    max_tokens=1024,
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(message.content[0].text)