6 posts tagged with "tokens"
Claude Pricing in 2026: Every Plan and API Price on One Page
Claude pricing as of 09/28/2026: Free, Pro ($20), Max ($100 or $200), Team and Enterprise plans, plus per-token API prices for Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 4.5.
Claude Pro vs Max: Who Needs the $100 or $200 Plan, and When the API Wins
Claude Pro vs Max as of 09/28/2026: $20 vs $100 or $200 a month, 5x or 20x the usage, both with Claude Code. How to choose, and what one measured day costs on the API.
Claude Prompt Caching Cost: When It Pays, With the Math for Every Model
Claude prompt caching cost as of 09/28/2026: writes cost 1.25x or 2x input, reads cost 0.1x (0.05x on Opus 5.5, 0.025x on Fable 5.1). Break-even and worked examples.
Claude Usage Limits Explained: The 5-Hour Session, the Weekly Cap, and What Counts
How Claude usage limits work on Pro and Max: a five-hour session limit, a weekly limit, one pool shared by claude.ai, Desktop and Claude Code, and what to do when you hit it.
Opus 5.5 vs Fable 5.1: My Cost Per Turn Gap Went From 1.4x to 2.3x
Opus 5.5 beats Fable 5.1 on all nine of Anthropic's launch benchmarks at 40% of the price. Replayed at 5.5 prices, my measured day puts Fable at 2.3x per turn.
Reduce Claude Token Usage 60%: Progressive Disclosure
3-tier progressive disclosure cuts Claude API costs 40-60%. The exact system: tier 1 triage, tier 2 context, tier 3 full pass.