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Ways to run Claude Sonnet 5.5

7 ways to run Claude Sonnet 5.5: subscriptions, coding plans and APIs, cheapest first, with how each plan's limits work.

62 plans from 17 providers, checked

7 ways to run Claude Sonnet 5.5, cheapest first

Ranked by the lowest monthly price; other currencies after US dollars, pay-per-use last.

  • Anthropic

    Pro

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $20
    per month
    or $200 per year ($16.67/mo)
    Limits
    Usage limits reset on a rolling five-hour session window, and paid plans add a weekly limit on top. Anthropic says Pro gives at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session than Free, and that there is no fixed message count. Claude web, desktop, mobile and Claude Code draw from the same limits. When a limit is reached, usage credits can keep work going at standard API rates. Usage is described as multiples of Free and as session and weekly windows; Anthropic publishes no token, message or dollar amount for Pro limits.
    Models
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Claude Code included in all paid plans
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed for those accounts
    • The pricing page's comparison table shows Fable 5.1 on Pro only through usage credits. Claude Code limits are shared with the Claude apps.
    Verified Source ↗Anthropic news: higher usage limits (May 6, 2026) ↗Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan ↗Buy on the official site
  • Cursor

    Premium

    Coding planUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $30
    per month
    or $300 per year ($25/mo)
    Limits
    Paid plans include a weekly pool of usage for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor. Premium is stated as '4x more usage compared to Plus'; no dollar or request amount is published. Third-party models are not in the pool: they are billed at the model's API list price from prepaid credit. Cursor publishes per-token rates for Cursor models beyond the pool. the pool is stated only as '4x Plus', with no dollar or request conversion; third-party usage is billed at published API list prices.
    Rules
    • Third-party models are billed separately from the plan price, at API list price from prepaid credit
    • Prices exclude tax. Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid additional charges
    Models
    and 46 more
    Works with
    • Cursor
    More details
    • Cloud agents and automations, code hosting and AI code reviews are included
    • When the weekly pool runs out you can wait for the reset, use prepaid credit, or upgrade; requests are not downgraded in quality or speed
    • The model list is the Cursor-pool models plus the third-party models the docs list for Premium and above; third-party names are as written on the models page, and some are marked hidden or Max Mode (legacy) there.
    Verified Source ↗Pricing ↗Pricing and plans help ↗Buy on the official site
  • Cursor

    Super

    Coding planUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    or $1000 per year ($83.33/mo)
    Limits
    Paid plans include a weekly pool of usage for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor. Super is stated as '15x more usage compared to Plus' and adds priority model access at peak times over Premium; no dollar or request amount is published. Third-party models are billed separately at API list price from prepaid credit. the pool is stated only as '15x Plus', with no dollar or request conversion.
    Rules
    • Third-party models are billed separately from the plan price, at API list price from prepaid credit
    • Prices exclude tax. Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid additional charges
    Models
    and 46 more
    Works with
    • Cursor
    More details
    • Priority model access at peak times over Premium
    • When the weekly pool runs out you can wait for the reset, use prepaid credit, or upgrade; requests are not downgraded in quality or speed
    • Model list matches Premium (the Cursor docs list the same models for Premium and above; the pricing page adds 'priority model access at peak times' for Super).
    Verified Source ↗Pricing ↗Pricing and plans help ↗Buy on the official site
  • Anthropic

    Max 5x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $100
    per month
    Limits
    Max 5x gives five times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance, over a rolling five-hour session window. It also has a weekly limit across all models and a separate weekly limit for Fable. Anthropic says there is no fixed message count, and that it may add other caps at its discretion. Usage credits, billed at standard API rates, can continue work after the included limits run out. Anthropic states the limit as a multiple of Pro's per-session allowance and publishes no token, message or dollar amount.
    Rules
    • Monthly API credits ($100 a month on Max 5x) are for building on the Claude Platform and cannot be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for extra usage (Anthropic support article)
    • Anthropic may impose weekly or monthly caps or model and feature limits at its discretion (Max plan support article)
    Models
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Higher output limits for all tasks
    • Priority access at high traffic times
    • Early access to advanced Claude features
    • Monthly API credits of $100 for the Claude Platform (per the pricing page and Max plan support article)
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed
    • The Max plan support article gives the $100 price for Max 5x. The pricing page shows only 'From $100' and '$100 to $200/month in API credits'. Fable 5.1 appears in the pricing page's Max cells as '50% of weekly limits*'. The support article does not mention Fable.
    Verified Source ↗Plans & pricing ↗Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan ↗Anthropic news: higher usage limits (May 6, 2026) ↗Buy on the official site
  • Cursor

    Ultra

    Coding planUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $200
    per month
    or $2000 per year ($166.67/mo)
    Limits
    Paid plans include a weekly pool of usage for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor. Ultra is stated as '50x more usage compared to Plus' and adds earliest access to all products and models over Super; no dollar or request amount is published. Third-party models are billed separately at API list price from prepaid credit. the pool is stated only as '50x Plus', with no dollar or request conversion.
    Rules
    • Third-party models are billed separately from the plan price, at API list price from prepaid credit
    • Prices exclude tax. Cancel at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid additional charges
    Models
    and 46 more
    Works with
    • Cursor
    More details
    • Earliest access to all products and models over Super
    • When the weekly pool runs out you can wait for the reset, use prepaid credit, or upgrade; requests are not downgraded in quality or speed
    • The legacy Ultra plan has the same name and $200/month price but is not sold to new customers; it is not recorded here.
    Verified Source ↗Pricing ↗Pricing and plans help ↗Buy on the official site
  • Anthropic

    Max 20x

    Chat & generalUsage multiplesOpaque: no published token or dollar conversion
    $200
    per month
    Limits
    Max 20x gives twenty times the Pro plan's per-session usage allowance, over a rolling five-hour session window. It also has a weekly limit across all models and a separate weekly limit for Fable. Anthropic says there is no fixed message count, and that it may add other caps at its discretion. Usage credits, billed at standard API rates, can continue work after the included limits run out. Anthropic states the limit as a multiple of Pro's per-session allowance and publishes no token, message or dollar amount.
    Rules
    • Monthly API credits ($200 a month on Max 20x) are for building on the Claude Platform and cannot be used in Claude Code or the Claude apps, including for extra usage (Anthropic support article)
    • Anthropic may impose weekly or monthly caps or model and feature limits at its discretion (Max plan support article)
    Models
    Works with
    • Claude Code (terminal and supported IDEs)
    • Claude web, desktop and mobile apps
    More details
    • Higher output limits for all tasks
    • Priority access at high traffic times
    • Early access to advanced Claude features
    • Monthly API credits of $200 for the Claude Platform (per the pricing page and Max plan support article)
    • Anthropic's May 6, 2026 post says Claude Code five-hour rate limits were doubled for Pro and Max and the peak-hours limit reduction was removed
    • Same plan family as Max 5x, with the 20x multiple. The Max plan support article gives the $200 price. The pricing page shows only 'From $100' for Max.
    Verified Source ↗Plans & pricing ↗Use Claude Code with your Pro or Max plan ↗Anthropic news: higher usage limits (May 6, 2026) ↗Buy on the official site
  • OpenCode

    Zen

    Bundle / gatewayPay per tokenClear quota
    Pay per use
    Limits
    Pay-as-you-go: you add a prepaid balance and are charged per request at the published per-1M-token rates for each model. The page says you can set monthly spend limits in your account. Free models are listed at 0 for input, output and cached read.
    API rates
    ModelInputOutputUnit and notes
    Jev 1.13$0.042$0per 1M tokens, Output listed as Free; no cached-read rate listed
    MiniMax M3$0.30$1.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.06
    MiniMax M2.7$0.30$1.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.06
    MiniMax M2.5$0.30$1.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.06
    GLM 5.3 Flash$0.15$0.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.03
    GLM 5.3$1.40$4.40per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.26
    GLM 5.2$1.40$4.40per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.26
    GLM 5.1$1.40$4.40per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.26
    and 95 more rates
    GLM 5$1$3.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20
    Kimi K2.7 Code$0.95$4per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.19
    Kimi K3$3$15per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.30
    Kimi K2.6$0.95$4per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.16
    Kimi K2.5$0.60$3per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.10
    Mistral Large 4$0.68$2.09per 1M tokens, 50% off (was $1.36 input, $4.18 output); cached read $0.07 (was $0.14)
    Qwen3.8 Max$2$6per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.25; cache write $2.50
    Qwen3.8 Flash$0.15$0.47per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.016; cache write $0.20
    Qwen3.7 Max$2.50$7.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $3.125
    Qwen3.7 Plus$0.40$1.60per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.04; cache write $0.50
    Qwen3.6 Plus$0.50$3per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.05; cache write $0.625
    Qwen3.5 Plus$0.20$1.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.02; cache write $0.25
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$0.30$1.20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.006
    DeepSeek V4 Pro$1.74$3.48per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.145
    Claude Fable 5.1$10$50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.25; cache write $12.50
    Claude Fable 5$10$50per 1M tokens, Cached read $1.00; cache write $12.50
    Claude Opus 5.5$4$20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20; cache write $5.00
    Claude Opus 5$5$25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $6.25
    Claude Opus 4.8$5$25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $6.25
    Claude Opus 4.7$5$25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $6.25
    Claude Opus 4.6$5$25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $6.25
    Claude Opus 4.5$5$25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.50; cache write $6.25
    Claude Sonnet 5.5$2$10per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20; cache write $2.50
    Claude Sonnet 5$2$10per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20; cache write $2.50
    Claude Sonnet 4.6$3$15per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.30; cache write $3.75
    Claude Sonnet 4.5$3$15per 1M tokens, Up to 200K tokens; cached read $0.30; cache write $3.75
    Claude Sonnet 4.5$6$22.50per 1M tokens, Over 200K tokens; cached read $0.60; cache write $7.50
    Claude Haiku 5.5$0.10$0.50per 1M tokens, Up to 100K tokens; cached read $0.01; cache write $0.125
    Claude Haiku 5.5$0.50$2.50per 1M tokens, Over 100K tokens; cached read $0.05; cache write $0.625
    Claude Haiku 4.5$1$5per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.10; cache write $1.25
    Gemini 4 Argon$2$10per 1M tokens, 50% off through November 30, 2026 (was $4.00 input, $20.00 output); cached read $0.10 (was $0.20)
    Gemini 3.8 Flash$1.50$7.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    Gemini 3.7 Flash$1.50$7.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    Gemini 3.6 Flash$1.50$7.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    Gemini 3.5 Flash$1.50$9per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite$0.30$2.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.03
    Gemini 3.1 Pro$2$12per 1M tokens, Up to 200K tokens; cached read $0.20
    Gemini 3.1 Pro$4$18per 1M tokens, Over 200K tokens; cached read $0.40
    Gemini 3 Flash$0.50$3per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.05
    Grok 4.7$2$6per 1M tokens, Up to 200K tokens; cached read $0.50
    Grok 4.7$4$12per 1M tokens, Over 200K tokens; cached read $1.00
    Grok 4.6$2$6per 1M tokens, Up to 200K tokens; cached read $0.50
    Grok 4.6$4$12per 1M tokens, Over 200K tokens; cached read $1.00
    Grok 4.5$2$6per 1M tokens, Up to 200K tokens; cached read $0.30
    Grok 4.5$4$12per 1M tokens, Over 200K tokens; cached read $0.60
    Grok Build 0.1$1$2per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20
    Muse Wonder 1.0$4$20per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.20
    Muse Spark 1.3$1.25$4.25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    Muse Spark 1.2$1.25$4.25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.15
    GPT 6 Astra$10$50per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $1.00; cache write $12.50
    GPT 6 Astra$20$75per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $2.00; cache write $25.00
    GPT 6 Sol$2$10per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.20; cache write $2.50
    GPT 6 Sol$4$15per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.40; cache write $5.00
    GPT 6.1 Sol$2$10per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.20; cache write $2.50
    GPT 6.1 Sol$4$15per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.40; cache write $5.00
    GPT 6 Luna$0.10$0.50per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.01; cache write $0.125
    GPT 6 Luna$0.20$0.75per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.02; cache write $0.25
    GPT 5.6 Sol$4$20per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.40; cache write $5.00
    GPT 5.6 Sol$8$30per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.80; cache write $10.00
    GPT 5.6 Terra$2$12per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.20; cache write $2.50
    GPT 5.6 Terra$4$18per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.40; cache write $5.00
    GPT 5.6 Luna$0.20$1.20per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.02; cache write $0.25
    GPT 5.6 Luna$0.40$1.80per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.04; cache write $0.50
    GPT 5.5$5$30per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.50
    GPT 5.5$10$45per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $1.00
    GPT 5.5 Pro$30$180per 1M tokens, Cached read $30.00
    GPT 5.4$2.50$15per 1M tokens, Up to 272K tokens; cached read $0.25
    GPT 5.4$5$22.50per 1M tokens, Over 272K tokens; cached read $0.50
    GPT 5.4 Pro$30$180per 1M tokens, Cached read $30.00
    GPT 5.4 Mini$0.75$4.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.075
    GPT 5.4 Nano$0.20$1.25per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.02
    GPT 5.3 Codex Spark$1.75$14per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.175
    GPT 5.3 Codex$1.75$14per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.175
    GPT 5.2$1.75$14per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.175
    GPT 5.2 Codex$1.75$14per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.175
    GPT 5.1$1.07$8.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.107
    GPT 5.1 Codex$1.07$8.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.107
    GPT 5.1 Codex Max$1.25$10per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.125
    GPT 5.1 Codex Mini$0.25$2per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.025
    GPT 5$1.07$8.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.107
    GPT 5 Codex$1.07$8.50per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.107
    GPT 5 Nano$0.05$0.40per 1M tokens, Cached read $0.005
    Big Pickle$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page lists Free for input, output and cached read)
    GLM-5.3-Flash Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    MiniMax M3.1 Flash Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Beam Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    LL Alpha Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    LongCat 2.5 Preview Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Exo Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    MiMo-V2.6-Flash Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    MiMo-V2.5 Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Nemotron 3 Ultra Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Free$0$0per 1M tokens, Free (page)
    Models
    and 78 more
    Works with
    • OpenCode
    • Any coding agent (Zen docs: 'use Console with any coding agent')
    More details
    • Zero markups: the page says you pay what the model provider charges, plus the processing fee (opencode.ai/zen; opencode.ai/docs/zen: 'markup only to cover processing fees')
    • Card processing fee: 4.6% + $0.31 added to each credit purchase; the page shows '+$1.23 card processing fee' on a $20 top-up
    • Auto top-up: when the balance reaches $5, $20 is added automatically
    • Billing can be disabled at any time and the remaining balance can still be used
    • Refund may be available if the charge was made within the last 14 days and the credits from that purchase are unused
    • Gemini 4 Argon 50% discount applies through November 30, 2026
    • Mistral Large 4 is listed at 50% off
    • Rates are quoted from the Zen docs pricing table, which lists per-model input, cached read and output rates; the table's tiered models are split into one row per tier. Nine rows were re-read on a second pass of the same page and matched. The page does not state a markup percentage beyond 'zero markups'.
    Verified Source ↗Zen overview and FAQ ↗Buy on the official site