Claude Sonnet 5
Claude Sonnet 5Alternatives?
CheaperMuse Spark 1.3max+32%-50%$1.60Only auto tool_choice is supported+5
OpenGLM 5.3unstated+17%-46%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+4
CheaperGrok 4.6unstated+15%-25%$2 / $6Context: 1M → 500K
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+13%-86%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3CheaperGrok 4.7unstated+13%-25%$2 / $6Context: 1M → 500K+5Muse Spark 1.3max+32%-50%$1.60Only auto tool_choice is supported+5GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+17%-46%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+4Grok 4.6unstated+15%-25%$2 / $6Context: 1M → 500KMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+13%-86%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3Grok 4.7unstated+13%-25%$2 / $6Context: 1M → 500K+5Muse Spark 1.3max+32%-50%$1.60Only auto tool_choice is supported+5Claude Fable 5.1unstated+32%+400%$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated+32%+150%$5 / $25
Gemini 4 Argonunstated+31%same*$2 / $10Synchronous output stops at 65,536+2Claude Opus 5.5unstated+21%+100%$4 / $20No forced tool use+5GLM 5.3unstatedOpen+17%-46%$1.40 / $4.40No image input+4MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpen+13%-86%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3
Kimi K3unstatedOpen+10%+50%$3 / $15Sampling parameters are fixed+3
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017unstatedOpen+8%-87%$0.30 / $1.20Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Hy4 previewOpen+8%-69%$0.83 / $2.50No image inputClaude Fable 5.1unstated+32%—$10 / $50Replace forced tool_choice+5Claude Opus 5unstated+32%—$5 / $25Claude Opus 5.5unstated+21%—$4 / $20No forced tool use+5Claude Fable 5unstated+18%—$10 / $50Claude Sonnet 5.5unstated+15%—$2 / $10No forced tool use+5Claude Opus 4.8unstated+5%—$5 / $25Claude Haiku 5.5unstated+3%—$0.10 / $0.50Remove sampling parameters+5Claude Opus 4.7unstated-8%—$5 / $25All Anthropic models →History
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How much does Claude Sonnet 5 cost?›
$2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.20 per 1M. A typical benchmark task costs about $1.00 at medium effort.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $2 per 1M input tokens.
How good is Claude Sonnet 5, and what is it best at?›
#80 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #48 of 132 in Coding, #50 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #40 of 195 in Writing & Language, #36 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Science.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 better than Claude Sonnet 4.6?›
On Vals Legal Research Bench, Claude Sonnet 5 scores 41.8 vs 38.5 — higher.
How can I use Claude Sonnet 5?›
Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS, DeepInfra and 1 more.
What is the context window of Claude Sonnet 5?›
1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.
When was Claude Sonnet 5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-29. It has been superseded by Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 open source?›
No, Claude Sonnet 5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.
Can Claude Sonnet 5 read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is Claude Sonnet 5?›
Claude Sonnet 5 is a closed language model from Anthropic, released Jun 2026, the successor to Claude Sonnet 4.6.
What are the best alternatives to Claude Sonnet 5?›
Muse Spark 1.3 (cheaper), GLM 5.3 (open weights).