Claude Sonnet 5 Pricing Made Permanent ($2/$10 per M Tokens)

Melvin Vivas · X post · 2026-08-11 · Open on X

Topics: LLM Fundamentals, LLMOps, Deployment & Monitoring, Industry Trends & Job Market · Level: beginner

Summary

The creator jokes that everyone is using Opus 4.8 while quoting Anthropic's announcement. The announcement says Claude Sonnet 5's introductory pricing is now permanent. Useful as a reference point for model cost when choosing between models.

Key points

• Claude Sonnet 5 launched in June at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
• The introductory price was meant to end August 31 but will now stay the same.
• The creator notes many people still use the pricier Claude Opus 4.8.
• Compare price per token against capability when picking a model for production.

Resources mentioned

• Claude Sonnet 5 · tool · anthropic.com · paid
  Anthropic model priced at $2/M input and $10/M output tokens.
• Claude Opus 5.5 · tool · claude.ai · paid · open in a browser to verify · recommended by both Bashiri Smith & Melvin Vivas
  Anthropic's AI assistant, used throughout the guide to tailor resumes, add live roles to the tracker, match connections to target companies and find hiring managers.
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