Claude Sonnet 5 introductory pricing of $2 / $10 per MTok becomes permanent

PricingAug 10, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The introductory Claude Sonnet 5 price is now standard, and the scheduled increase to $3 / $15 per MTok on September 1, 2026 will not happen.

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https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-10-2026

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