Claude Sonnet 5 matches Opus performance at lower cost, now available via API
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, which matches Opus 4.8 on coding and agentic benchmarks while carrying the same pricing as its predecessor, Sonnet 4.6, at $2/$10 per million input/output tokens. The launch rate is available through August 31, after which pricing steps up to $3/$15 per million tokens. The model replaces Sonnet 4.6 as the default reasoning tier across Anthropic's plans and brings improved long-context handling, document parsing, and multi-step agentic task completion. Early users report that agent workflows that previously stalled mid-loop are now completing end-to-end, representing a reliability improvement beyond incremental benchmark gains. Sonnet 5 is accessible via the Anthropic API and Vercel AI Gateway, with Anthropic describing the migration from Sonnet 4.6 as a minimal, low-risk change.
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