Anthropic
AI research and products that put safety at the frontier
Last reviewed Mar 14, 2026
Anthropic is an AI safety company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Operating as a public benefit corporation, Anthropic offers the Claude family of large language models via API, emphasizing responsible AI development through Constitutional AI.
LLM API Pricing
Pay-per-token pricing. Prices shown per 1M tokens.
Prices last updated: April 27, 2026
| Model | Creator | Context | Input/1M | Output/1M | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 200K | $1.00 | $5.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $3.00 | $15.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $3.00 | $15.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $5.00 | $25.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $5.00 | $25.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $15.00 | $75.00 | 4/27/2026 | |
| Anthropic | 200K | $15.00 | $75.00 | 4/27/2026 |
Pros & Cons
Advantages
- Excellent developer experience with clean API design
- Superior coding performance on industry benchmarks
- Massive context window up to 200K tokens
- Significant cost savings via prompt caching
- Fast integration with comprehensive documentation
- Strong safety focus with Constitutional AI approach
- Comprehensive enterprise features and integrations
- Advanced agent capabilities with Claude Code and Cowork
Limitations
- No image or video generation capabilities
- Higher cost for top-tier Opus models
- Closed source proprietary models
- Newer enterprise features may require learning curve
Key Features
Claude Model Family
Access to Claude 4.x models including Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5, plus Mythos preview
Claude Code
Agentic coding assistant in your terminal for enhanced development workflows
Claude Cowork
Collaborative workspace features for team projects and shared workflows
Claude Managed Agents
Fully managed agent infrastructure with stateful sessions and persistent event history
Large Context Windows
200K tokens standard with extended context options for large document analysis
Advanced Tool Use
Web search, code execution, computer use, bash tool, memory, and skills capabilities
Enterprise Integrations
Claude for Chrome, Slack, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Microsoft 365 connectors
Prompt Caching
Up to 90% cost savings on repeated content with cache durations
Vision Support
Process images and PDF documents natively
Batch API
50% cost reduction for asynchronous processing
Pricing Options
| Option | Details |
|---|---|
| Pay-per-token API | Per million token pricing for Claude models with competitive rates |
| Team Plans | Standard and premium seats with monthly/annual billing for teams of 5-150 |
| Enterprise Plans | Per-seat pricing plus API usage rates with advanced admin and security features |
| Prompt Caching | 90% savings on cached content with 5-minute and 1-hour options |
| Batch API | 50% discount on all tokens for async processing |
Availability & Support
Regions
150+ countries including US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, Japan. Available via direct API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure
Support
Documentation, Discord community, email support, Help Center, status page, and enterprise support options
Getting Started
- 1
Create Console account
Sign up at platform.claude.com
- 2
Generate API key
Create an API key from Account Settings
- 3
Install SDK
pip install anthropic (Python) or npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk (TypeScript)
- 4
Make first API call
Call the Messages API endpoint with your API key