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<p>Claude API provides enterprise-grade language model access through token-based billing, serving developers building applications that require advanced reasoning, coding assistance, and document analysis. The platform processes usage through RESTful endpoints with official SDKs supporting real-time and batch processing workflows.<br /> <br /> Anthropic&#039;s API architecture delivers constitutional AI training with context windows up to 1 million tokens (beta), enabling analysis of entire codebases and extensive document sets. Enterprise customers access advanced security features including SOC 2 Type II certification, SSO/SAML integration, SCIM provisioning, zero data retention policies, and comprehensive audit logging for compliance requirements.</p>

<h3>Pricing Snapshot</h3><div class="tableResponsive"><table cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"><tr><th>Model</th><th>Input Price</th><th>Output Price</th><th>Context Window</th><th>Status</th></tr><tr><td>Claude Haiku 4.5</td><td>$1.00</td><td>$5.00</td><td>200K tokens</td><td>Fastest model</td></tr><tr><td>Claude Sonnet 4.5</td><td>$3.00</td><td>$15.00</td><td>200K tokens (500K Enterprise, 1M beta)</td><td>Recommended</td></tr><tr><td>Claude Opus 4.1</td><td>$15.00</td><td>$75.00</td><td>200K tokens</td><td>Maximum capability</td></tr><tr><td>Claude Haiku 3.5</td><td>$0.25</td><td>$1.25</td><td>200K tokens</td><td>Legacy support</td></tr></table></div>

<h3>Key Features & Capabilities</h3><p>Claude API provides multiple model tiers from budget-efficient Haiku to premium Opus, with extended context windows up to 1M tokens (beta), streaming support, batch processing discounts, and cost optimization features including prompt caching.</p><ul><li>Multiple Model Tiers: Budget-efficient Haiku through premium Opus for different use case requirements with model flexibility per request</li><li>Extended Context: 200K standard, 1M beta for Sonnet 4.x (Tier 4+ only) enabling analysis of entire codebases and document sets</li><li>Cost Optimization: Prompt caching with up to 90% cost reduction, cache reads at 0.1× pricing, batch processing at 50% discount</li><li>Enterprise Features: SOC 2 Type II certification, SSO/SAML integration, SCIM provisioning, zero data retention, audit logging</li></ul>

<h3>Pricing Model Analysis</h3><p>Claude API uses pure usage-based pricing where customers pay based on token consumption with separate input and output rates. Those rate details are:</p><div class="tableResponsive"><table cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"><tr><th>Metric Type</th><th>What Measured</th><th>Why It Matters</th></tr><tr><td>Value Metric</td><td>Model capability and context size</td><td>Justifies premium pricing for advanced reasoning capabilities</td></tr><tr><td>Usage Metric</td><td>Input/output tokens processed</td><td>Direct correlation between computational resources and billing</td></tr></table></div>

<h3>Pricing Evolution Timeline</h3><div class="tableResponsive"><table cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"><tr><th>Date</th><th>Milestone</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr><td>March 14, 2023</td><td>Claude &amp; Claude Instant API Launch - Claude: $11.02/$32.68, Instant: $1.63/$5.51 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/14/anthropic-launches-claude-a-chatbot-to-rival-openais-chatgpt/, https://www.anthropic.com/news/introducing-claude' target='_blank'>TechCrunch, Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>July 11, 2023</td><td>Claude 2.0 Launch - $8.00/$24.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/90df03aed08b794ab03c5a7bf28b2ad9cf26cf3c/model_pricing_july2023.pdf' target='_blank'>Anthropic Pricing PDF <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>August 9, 2023</td><td>Claude Instant 1.2 Launch - $0.80/$2.40 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/releasing-claude-instant-1-2' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>November 21, 2023</td><td>Claude 2.1 Launch (200K context) - $8.00/$24.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://meetcody.ai/blog/claude-2-1-new-features-examples-prompts/' target='_blank'>Meet Cody <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 4, 2024</td><td>Claude 3 Family Launch (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) - Haiku: $0.25/$1.25, Sonnet: $3.00/$15.00, Opus: $15.00/$75.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-family' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>June 20, 2024</td><td>Claude 3.5 Sonnet Launch - $3.00/$15.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-5-sonnet' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>October 22, 2024</td><td>Claude 3.5 Haiku Initial Pricing - $0.25/$1.25 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/3-5-models-and-computer-use' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>November 4, 2024</td><td>Claude 3.5 Haiku Pricing Revision - $1.00/$5.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/04/anthropic-hikes-the-price-of-its-haiku-model/' target='_blank'>TechCrunch <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>December 5, 2024</td><td>Claude 3.5 Haiku Price Reduction - $0.80/$4.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/5/claude-35-haiku-price-drops-by-20/' target='_blank'>Simon Willison <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>February 24, 2025</td><td>Claude 3.7 Sonnet Launch (Hybrid Reasoning) - $3.00/$15.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-7-sonnet' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>May 22, 2025</td><td>Claude 4 Family Launch (Sonnet 4, Opus 4) - Sonnet 4: $3.00/$15.00, Opus 4: $15.00/$75.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>August 5, 2025</td><td>Claude 4.1 Opus Launch - $15.00/$75.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-1' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr><tr><td>September 29, 2025</td><td>Claude 4.5 Sonnet Launch - $3.00/$15.00 per 1M tokens</td><td><a href='https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-4-5' target='_blank'>Anthropic <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none"> <path d="M14 6.5C14 6.63261 13.9473 6.75979 13.8536 6.85355C13.7598 6.94732 13.6326 7 13.5 7C13.3674 7 13.2402 6.94732 13.1464 6.85355C13.0527 6.75979 13 6.63261 13 6.5V3.7075L8.85437 7.85375C8.76055 7.94757 8.63331 8.00028 8.50062 8.00028C8.36794 8.00028 8.2407 7.94757 8.14688 7.85375C8.05305 7.75993 8.00035 7.63268 8.00035 7.5C8.00035 7.36732 8.05305 7.24007 8.14688 7.14625L12.2925 3H9.5C9.36739 3 9.24021 2.94732 9.14645 2.85355C9.05268 2.75979 9 2.63261 9 2.5C9 2.36739 9.05268 2.24021 9.14645 2.14645C9.24021 2.05268 9.36739 2 9.5 2H13.5C13.6326 2 13.7598 2.05268 13.8536 2.14645C13.9473 2.24021 14 2.36739 14 2.5V6.5ZM11.5 8C11.3674 8 11.2402 8.05268 11.1464 8.14645C11.0527 8.24021 11 8.36739 11 8.5V13H3V5H7.5C7.63261 5 7.75979 4.94732 7.85355 4.85355C7.94732 4.75979 8 4.63261 8 4.5C8 4.36739 7.94732 4.24021 7.85355 4.14645C7.75979 4.05268 7.63261 4 7.5 4H3C2.73478 4 2.48043 4.10536 2.29289 4.29289C2.10536 4.48043 2 4.73478 2 5V13C2 13.2652 2.10536 13.5196 2.29289 13.7071C2.48043 13.8946 2.73478 14 3 14H11C11.2652 14 11.5196 13.8946 11.7071 13.7071C11.8946 13.5196 12 13.2652 12 13V8.5C12 8.36739 11.9473 8.24021 11.8536 8.14645C11.7598 8.05268 11.6326 8 11.5 8Z" fill="#95988B"/> </svg></a></td></tr></table></div>

<h3>Customer Sentiment Highlights</h3><ul><li>“I use Claude all day long for coding everyday and I don&#039;t think I even spend $20 a month on the API credits.” — <b>Developer, Reddit r/ClaudeAI</b></li><li>“If Claude Code can make a $100K/year dev 10% more productive, it&#039;s worth it to the employer to pay anything under $1,600/month for it.” — <b>Developer, Hacker News</b></li><li>“Claude Code spent about 60 seconds and $0.73 to search the code base and make a +51 line diff. After it finished, I was quite impressed by its results; it did exactly what I asked.” — <b>Developer, Hacker News</b></li><li>“Cursor and Windsurf pricing really turned me off. I prefer Claude Code&#039;s direct API costs, because it feels more quantifiable to me cost wise.” — <b>Developer, Hacker News</b></li></ul>