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Claude Sonnet 5.5: fiche technique, prix API et données

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AnthropicAI Models & LLMs

Context window
1M tokens
Maximum output
128k tokens
Input cost per 1M tokens
$2.00
Output cost per 1M tokens
$10.00
Knowledge cutoff
June 2026

You use it and pay per use through the vendor's API, per million tokens: there is no shop. The list prices are in the data sheet below.

Data sheet · Claude Sonnet 5.5

Every figure is quoted from the vendor's official page, with the date we read it. If a row is missing, the source does not state it and we do not estimate it.

Memory and answer length

Context window
1M tokensRank 8 of 21
What it means and the source

How much text the model keeps in view in a single request, question and answer included. It matters for long documents and whole code projects. A token is a fragment of a word.

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Maximum output
128k tokensRank 3 of 16
What it means and the source

The longest answer it can write in one go: useful for reports, long code or translations of whole documents.

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API prices

Input cost per 1M tokens
$2.00Rank 11 of 21
What it means and the source

What it costs to have the model read a million tokens (your question, the documents, the code). It is the official list price, before discounts.

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Cached input cost per 1M tokens
$0.10Rank 6 of 20
What it means and the source

The reduced price when part of the request is identical to one sent recently, for example the same instructions or the same document: the vendor keeps it in memory and charges less for it.

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Output cost per 1M tokens
$10.00Rank 11 of 21
What it means and the source

What a million tokens written by the model cost. It usually costs more than the input and is the figure to watch when answers are long.

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Knowledge and abilities

Knowledge cutoff
June 2026Rank 1 of 9
What it means and the source

The month up to which the model's knowledge reaches. For more recent facts it needs web search or your documents.

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Reads images
Yes13 models out of 23
What it means and the source

The model can take images (photos, screenshots, charts) as well as text.

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Calls tools and functions
Yes12 models out of 23
What it means and the source

The model can call functions and tools (search, calculations, other applications) to take actions and not only write text: it matters for assistants and agents.

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Where it stands · Claude Sonnet 5.5

The same verified figures, next to those of the other catalogue models. Tap a model for the head-to-head.

Context windowRank 8 of 21 · higher is better
  1. 1GPT-5.6 Sol1.05M tokens
  2. 1GPT-6 Astra1.05M tokens
  3. 1GPT-6 Luna1.05M tokens
  4. 1GPT-6.1 Sol1.05M tokens
  5. 5Gemini 3.8 Flash1,048,576 tokens
  6. 8Claude Sonnet 5.51M tokens
Maximum outputRank 3 of 16 · higher is better
  1. 1DeepSeek V4 Pro384k tokens
  2. 1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash384k tokens
  3. 3Claude Sonnet 5.5128k tokens
  4. 3Claude Fable 5.1128k tokens
  5. 3Claude Haiku 5.5128k tokens
  6. 3Claude Opus 5.5128k tokens
Input cost per 1M tokensRank 11 of 21 · lower is better
  1. 1Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10
  2. 1GPT-6 Luna$0.10
  3. 3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$0.30
  4. 4GLM-4.6$0.60
  5. 5Gemini 3.8 Flash$0.75
  6. 11Claude Sonnet 5.5$2.00
Output cost per 1M tokensRank 11 of 21 · lower is better
  1. 1Claude Haiku 5.5$0.50
  2. 1GPT-6 Luna$0.50
  3. 3DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$1.20
  4. 4GLM-4.6$2.20
  5. 5GLM-5$3.20
  6. 11Claude Sonnet 5.5$10.00

Questions and answers

Claude Sonnet 5.5: how much does it cost through the API?

The official list price is $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $10.00 per 1M output tokens.

Claude Sonnet 5.5: how much text can it read at once?

The context window is 1M tokens. It can write answers of up to 128k tokens.

Claude Sonnet 5.5: how recent is its knowledge?

Its knowledge reaches June 2026. For more recent facts it needs web search or your documents.

L’essentiel

Sur Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5, la donnée qui compte vraiment est Fenêtre de contexte : 1M tokens. Je l’ai relevé chez Anthropic – Models overview. Parmi les 21 que j’ai vérifiés, 7 font mieux. L’autre chiffre à regarder est Coût par million de jetons en sortie : 10.

Les chiffres de Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5.5

Je les ai classés par importance, avec la valeur et la position face aux autres que j’ai vérifiés.

Fenêtre de contexte : 1M tokens. Position 8 sur les 21 que j’ai comparés.

Coût par million de jetons en sortie : 10. Position 11 sur les 21 que j’ai comparés.

Coût par million de jetons en entrée : 2. Position 11 sur les 21 que j’ai comparés.

Appelle des outils et des fonctions : 1. C’est la meilleure valeur parmi les 12 que j’ai comparés.

Connaissances à jour jusqu’à : Jun 2026. C’est la meilleure valeur parmi les 9 que j’ai comparés.

Coût d’entrée en cache par 1M de tokens (USD) : 0.1. Position 12 sur les 20 que j’ai comparés.

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À qui il s’adresse

Choisis-le si Appelle des outils et des fonctions est ta priorité : 1, et aucun de ceux que j’ai vérifiés ne fait mieux.

Il te convient si tu cherches Connaissances à jour jusqu’à : Jun 2026.

Regarde ailleurs si ce qui compte pour toi est Fenêtre de contexte : ici c’est 1M tokens, et 7 produits font mieux.

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