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Claude Opus 4 vs Claude Sonnet 4 — API Pricing Comparison 2026

Compare Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4 API pricing. Anthropic mid-tier vs flagship — see the cost-performance tradeoff.

$30.00
Claude Opus 4 cheapest
$6.00
Claude Sonnet 4 cheapest
200K
Claude Opus 4 context
1M
Claude Sonnet 4 context

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4 or Claude Sonnet 4?

Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper at $6.00/1M tokens via Anthropic, compared to Claude Opus 4 at $30.00/1M via Anthropic. 4 providers offer both models.

Model Specifications

SpecClaude Opus 4Claude Sonnet 4
Typechatchat
Parameters
Context Window200K1M
Arena ELO13201300
Quality TierFrontierFrontier
Open WeightNoNo
Cheapest Price$30.00/1M$6.00/1M
Cheapest ProviderAnthropicAnthropic
Providers44

Price Comparison by Provider

4 providers
ProviderClaude Opus 4
Input/1M
Claude Opus 4
Output/1M
Claude Sonnet 4
Input/1M
Claude Sonnet 4
Output/1M
Anthropic$15.00$75.00$3.00$15.00
AWS Bedrock$15.00$75.00$3.00$15.00
Google Vertex AI$15.00$75.00$3.00$15.00
OpenRouter$18.00$90.00$3.60$18.00

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Green highlights the cheaper model at each provider. Updated every 6 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper at $6.00/1M tokens (via Anthropic) compared to Claude Opus 4 at $30.00/1M tokens (via Anthropic). Prices vary by provider — Sector HQ tracks them all.

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Updated every 6 hours.