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Claude Sonnet 4.5 API

Input
$3per 1M tokens
Output
$15per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.3per 1M tokens
Context
200K
No gateway feesEvery Claude model's pricePay-as-you-go only

Claude Sonnet 4.5 for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Explore Claude Sonnet 4.5 for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses through the unified API. Supported interfaces and current availability are shown below.

  • OpenAI-style Chat Completions
  • Anthropic-style Messages
  • OpenAI-style Responses

Model details

Context window
200K tokens
Max output
64K tokens
Input
Text, images
Output
Text
Capabilities
Reasoning, Vision, Tool calling, Streaming
Interfaces
OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses

Claude Sonnet 4.5 API pricing

Prices use the units shown below. No gateway fees. Usage, size and model options may affect the total.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 pricing.
MetricPrice
/ 1M input tokens$3
/ 1M output tokens$15
/ 1M cached input tokens$0.3
/ 1M cache write tokens (5 min)$3.75
/ 1M cache write tokens (1 hour)$6
/ web search$0.01

What Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs for real work

Typical workloads at list price, worked out from the rates above. Nothing is added on top.

WorkloadTokensCost
1,000 chat replies1,500 tokens in, 400 out, each$10.50
Summarise a 100-page document60K tokens in, 2K out$0.210
10M tokens of coding-agent work10M tokens: 85% cached input, 12% fresh input, 3% output$10.65
1M output tokensGenerated text only$15.00

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is pay-as-you-go only

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is not included in Token Plans. Call it from a pay-as-you-go balance at the list price above, with no gateway fee.

Why teams pick it

  • Claude Sonnet 4.5 for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Call Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5 answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.

/v1/chat/completionsOpenAI-style Chat Completions · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/messagesAnthropic-style Messages · @anthropic-ai/sdk SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/responsesOpenAI-style Responses · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5",
  "input": "Hello"
}'

Conversation compaction is also available at POST /v1/responses/compact.

Use Claude Sonnet 4.5 in your tools

Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to claude-sonnet-4-5.

Run Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Claude Code

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Questions about this model

How much does the Claude Sonnet 4.5 API cost?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens on Inferray, and cached input is $0.3 per 1M. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.
Is there a free tier for Claude Sonnet 4.5?
No. You add credit and pay Claude Sonnet 4.5's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.
Am I charged for failed requests?
No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 included in Token Plans?
No. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.
Can I use Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Claude Code?
Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to claude-sonnet-4-5. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.
Does Claude Sonnet 4.5 support tool calling and vision?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports tool calling, image input, reasoning and streaming on Inferray.
Is it the real Claude Sonnet 4.5?
Yes. A request for claude-sonnet-4-5 is answered by Claude Sonnet 4.5 from Anthropic, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.

Prices from the catalog as of November 12, 2026.