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Compare what the main models actually cost for your workload - with prompt caching and the batch discount done properly, which most calculators skip. No sign-up, share by link.

Prices verified 17 Jul 2026 · USD→GBP 0.7401 (16 Jul 2026) · estimates, not quotes

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Anthropic
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Claude Sonnet 5 is 2.5x cheaper per month than Claude Opus 4.8 for this workload.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.8
£44.41/ month
£0.015 / request£1.48 / day
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5
Cheapest
£17.76/ month
£0.0059 / request£0.592 / day

Introductory price to 31 Aug 2026, then $3/$15 per MTok.

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Estimates only. Token counts are approximate and vary by each provider's tokeniser; prompt caching and batch pricing follow each provider's published rules (Gemini caching also bills hourly storage, not modelled here). Always confirm against the provider before committing to a budget.

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