Claude Sonnet 5 在 Intelligence Index 上每任务成本为 $2.29,比 Sonnet 4.6 高约 2 倍,比 Opus 4.8 高约 15%。尽管每 token 单价低于 Opus,但 Sonnet 5 为完成相同任务使用了更多 token,导致总费用更高。标准定价为 $3/百万输入 token、$15/百万输出 token;Anthropic 提供促销价 $2/$10,持续至 2026 年 8 月 31 日,之后恢复原价。目前 Sonnet 5 成本仅次于 Claude Fable 5。
Claude Sonnet 5 is more expensive (around +15%) per task than Opus 4.8 and much more expensive (2X) than Sonnet 4.6, even though its per-token price is lower than Opus.
Because it uses more tokens to complete the same kind of benchmark task. i.e. Sonnet 5 works harder and talks/thinks more, so the final bill becomes bigger even though each token is cheaper.
The promo pricing changes the story for now. Until August 31, 2026, Sonnet 5 is discounted to $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, then it moves back to $3/$15 from September 1, 2026.