Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $2/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) | Claude Sonnet 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Jun 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.5× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 79.4x more emoji
Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $2/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) | Claude Sonnet 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Jun 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 5 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper on both — 1.5× input, 1.5× output
Claude Sonnet 5 uses 79.4x more emoji