# The introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 ($2 / $10 per MTok) is now the standard price

By Steven Van · 2026-08-10

The introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 ($2 / $10 per MTok) is now the standard price: the previously scheduled increase to $3 / $15 per…

[**Anthropic**](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/anthropic>) announced [**The introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 ($2 / $10 per MTok) is now the standard price**](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-10-2026>) on August 10, 2026.

## What changed

The introductory pricing for Claude Sonnet 5 ($2 / $10 per MTok) is now the standard price: the previously scheduled increase to $3 / $15 per MTok on September 1, 2026 will not occur. See Pricing.

[![](<https://platform.claude.com/web-api/og/docs/en/release-notes/overview?design-rev=2>)](<https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview#august-10-2026>)

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