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Claude API Pricing: Official vs claudeapi.cheap (2026)

Detailed cost comparison showing how much you save with claudeapi.cheap across all Claude models.

The Real Cost of Claude API

Anthropic's Claude API is powerful, but pricing can add up fast — especially if you're running production workloads or experimenting with Opus.

Here's exactly how much you save with claudeapi.cheap on the Pro plan ($19 lifetime, 80% off).

Claude Opus 4.7 & 4.6 (Most Powerful)

| Metric | Official | claudeapi.cheap Pro | You save |

|--------|----------|---------------------|----------|

| Input / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $1.00 | $4.00 |

| Output / 1M tokens | $25.00 | $5.00 | $20.00 |

For a typical Opus session (2K input, 4K output tokens):

  • Official: $0.11 per request
  • claudeapi.cheap Pro: $0.022 per request
  • At 1,000 requests/day: save $2,640/month

    • Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Most Popular)

    | Metric | Official | claudeapi.cheap Pro | You save |

    |--------|----------|---------------------|----------|

    | Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.60 | $2.40 |

    | Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $3.00 | $12.00 |

    For production apps (1K input, 2K output tokens):

  • Official: $0.033 per request
  • claudeapi.cheap Pro: $0.0066 per request
  • At 10,000 requests/day: save $7,920/month

    • Claude Haiku 4.5 (Fastest & Cheapest)

    | Metric | Official | claudeapi.cheap Pro | You save |

    |--------|----------|---------------------|----------|

    | Input / 1M tokens | $1.00 | $0.20 | $0.80 |

    | Output / 1M tokens | $5.00 | $1.00 | $4.00 |

    For high-volume batch processing (500 input, 1K output tokens):

  • Official: $0.0055 per request
  • claudeapi.cheap Pro: $0.0011 per request
  • At 100,000 requests/day: save $13,200/month

    • Simple 2-Plan Pricing

    No per-seat math. No hidden tiers. Just two options:

  • Basic — free forever, 70% off official pricing, 200 RPM, 1M TPM
  • Pro — $19 lifetime (one-time), 80% off, 500 RPM, 2M TPM, priority support

    • The Pro plan pays for itself after roughly $24 of Anthropic-direct usage — a few days of hobbyist work or one afternoon of production traffic.

    Same API, No Compromises

    We pass requests through to the real Claude API. Same models, same quality, same context window, same streaming, same prompt-caching. The only thing different is the price on your invoice.

    Start saving today →

    For the proxy setup guide, see our Claude Code setup tutorial or the Python SDK guide.