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: July 27, 2026
| Model | Input/1M | Output/1M | |||
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| $1.00 | $5.00 | ||||
| $2.00 | $10.00 | ||||
| $3.00 | $15.00 | ||||
| $3.00 | $15.00 | ||||
| $5.00 | $25.00 | ||||
| $5.00 | $25.00 | ||||
| $5.00 | $25.00 | ||||
| $5.00 | $25.00 | ||||
| $5.00 | $25.00 | ||||
| $10.00 | $50.00 | ||||
Pros & Cons
Advantages
- Clean API design with SDKs for Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, PHP, and C#
- 200K token context window across all plans
- Cost savings via prompt caching and the Batch API
- Comprehensive documentation with quickstarts, courses, and a cookbook
- Safety focus with Constitutional AI approach
- Comprehensive enterprise features and integrations
- Agent capabilities via Claude Code, Cowork, and Managed Agents
Limitations
- No image or video generation capabilities
- Higher cost for top-tier Fable and Opus models
- Closed source proprietary models
- Newer enterprise features may require learning curve
Key Features
Claude Model Family
Access to the Claude model family including Fable 5, Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Haiku 4.5, plus the Mythos line
Claude Code
Agentic coding assistant in your terminal for enhanced development workflows
Claude Cowork
Collaborative workspace features for team projects and shared workflows
Claude Design
Design-focused product surface included with paid Claude plans
Claude Science
Customizable app for researchers that integrates common research tools and packages, produces auditable artifacts, and provides flexible access to computing resources
Claude Security
Security features and tools for enterprise security teams
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
Structured Outputs
Schema-constrained responses for reliable machine-readable output
Enterprise Integrations
Claude for Chrome, Slack, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Outlook, plus remote MCP 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 |
| Consumer Plans | Free, Pro, and Max subscription tiers for individual use, billed monthly or annually |
| Team Plans | Per-seat pricing with monthly or annual billing, central billing, and SSO |
| Enterprise Plans | Self-serve and sales-assisted per-seat pricing with advanced admin, security, and compliance features, also available via AWS Marketplace |
| 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, Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry
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
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