LLM pricing · Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5 pricing per million tokens
Updated 2026-10-14
$5,000 in AWS credits buys about 1.3B Claude Sonnet 5.5 tokens on Bedrock (3:1 input:output).
Claude Sonnet 5.5 from Anthropic costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens on Amazon Bedrock.
Anthropic cache-read for Sonnet 5.5 not fully parsed from HTML; Bedrock cache-read $0.10 used as Bedrock figure only.
- Input / 1M
- $2.00
- Output / 1M
- $10.00
- On Bedrock
- Yes
Price per 1M tokens
| Amazon Bedrock | Direct API | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Cache read | $0.1 | — |
| Cache write | $2.50 | $2.50 |
How far AWS credits go
| Credits | Tokens (3:1 in:out) | Per day over 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 250M | 0.7M |
| $5,000 | 1,250M | 3.4M |
| $25,000 | 6,250M | 17.1M |
| $100,000 | 25,000M | 68.5M |
Other Anthropic models
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Price by channel (per 1M tokens)
| Channel | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Paid with | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic API (direct) | $2.00 | $10.00 | n/a | $2.50 | card billing (no cloud credits) | source | 2026-10-14 |
| Amazon Bedrock (global) | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.1 | $2.50 | AWS credits | source | 2026-10-14 |
Anthropic cache-read for Sonnet 5.5 not fully parsed from HTML; Bedrock cache-read $0.10 used as Bedrock figure only.
Worked examples (monthly bill)
| Workload | Anthropic API (direct) | Credit-payable channel | Bedrock alternative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot: 100,000 req/mo × 1,000 in / 300 out | $500.00 | $500.00 (Amazon Bedrock (global)) | — |
| RAG over docs: 50,000 req/mo × 4,000 in / 500 out | $650.00 | $650.00 (Amazon Bedrock (global)) | — |
| Coding agent: 200,000 req/mo × 20,000 in / 2,000 out | $12,000.00 | $12,000.00 (Amazon Bedrock (global)) | — |
Input/output list prices only; excludes caching, batch/flex discounts, long-context surcharges and tool calls.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 cost calculator
Monthly bill: $500
Paid with AWS credits: 50.0 months of runway.
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Questions
Can I pay for Claude Sonnet 5.5 with AWS credits?
Yes. Activate credits cover Amazon Bedrock on-demand usage. Some third-party models sold through AWS Marketplace are excluded, so check your credit terms.
How much does Claude Sonnet 5.5 cost for 1M tokens?
$2.00 input and $10.00 output. At a 3:1 input:output mix that's about $4.00 per million tokens.
Prices and credit amounts are estimates and may change. Check AWS for current terms.