Claude Opus 5 charges $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $25.00 per 1M output tokens (cached input: $0.50/M). Real bills depend on your input/output split — the tables below price Claude Opus 5 at 1K–1M tokens across common workload shapes. Verified Aug 16, 2026
Cost by token volume
| Volume | Input-heavy (90/10) | Balanced (70/30) | Output-heavy (30/70) | All input | All output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 tokens | $0.007 | $0.011 | $0.019 | $0.005 | $0.025 |
| 10,000 tokens | $0.07 | $0.11 | $0.19 | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| 100,000 tokens | $0.70 | $1.10 | $1.90 | $0.50 | $2.50 |
| 1 million tokens | $7.00 | $11.00 | $19.00 | $5.00 | $25.00 |
Uncached. Volume links open interactive pages with adjustable splits.
Prompt caching impact
| Cached share of input | Chat request (4K in / 800 out) | Monthly @ 10K req/day | Savings / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.04 | $12,000.00 | — |
| 50% | $0.031 | $9,300.00 | −$2,700.00 |
| 75% | $0.0265 | $7,950.00 | −$4,050.00 |
Monthly projections
| Scale | Requests / day | Chat workload / month | Agentic workload / month* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 req/day | 3,000 | $93.00 | $361.50 |
| 1K req/day | 30,000 | $930.00 | $3,615.00 |
| 10K req/day | 300,000 | $9,300.00 | $36,150.00 |
| 100K req/day | 3,000,000 | $93,000.00 | $361,500.00 |
Chat: 4K in / 800 out, 50% cached. *Agentic: 40K in / 1.5K out, 65% cached. Model your exact mix in the monthly cost calculator.
FAQ
1M purely input tokens cost $5.00; 1M purely output tokens cost $25.00. A typical mixed workload lands in between — see the volume table for exact splits.
A chat-style request (4,000 input + 800 output) costs about $0.031 with 50% cached input, or $0.04 without caching.
At 1,000 requests/day of a chat workload (4K in / 800 out, 50% cached): $930.00/month. At 10,000 requests/day: $9,300.00/month. Model your exact mix with the monthly cost calculator.