BREAKING
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5
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Sonnet 5 run
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prior Opus run
Sonnet 5 token pricing vs Opus 4.8
S5 in
2
S5 out
10
Opus in
5
Opus out
25
Benchmarks: Sonnet 5 vs Opus 4.8
Code S5
63.2
Code Opus
69.2
Term S5
80.4
Term Opus
74.6
Cheaper per token, not always per task
Nominal price
1.7x cheaper
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Lower per-token cost
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Intro pricing to Aug 31, 2026
Per task
reality check
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$2.09 vs $1.94 per task
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Scored 81% vs 87%
Mid-tier models chase scale value
AI NEWS BLITZ
Anthropic is pitching Claude Sonnet 5 as a cheaper way to run autonomous AI agents.