Claude Sonnet 5.5
Fresh input / cached input / output cost breakdown, active and scheduled rates, provenance, same-model deployment markup, and cost-comparable alternatives for this purchasable lane.
Illustrative workloads
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Workload and pricing scenario
Adjust the token shape, cache behavior, time window, and service tier. Every number below updates immediately.
Workload cost calculator
Share of input tokens served from cache. Applied only to models with a cache meter.
Rows with a rate that changes by time of day, promo window or service tier are priced for this scenario instead of their flat listed rate; a brand-colored label under the model name names which one applies. Context size for band-priced rows uses the input-token count below.
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What this lane charges right now
Priced under the workload and scenario above. The full published schedule below always shows every variant regardless of which scenario is selected.
Where this workload's cost goes
60M input tokens (90% cache hit) and 210K output tokens, at the resolved rate above.
$12.00 + $5.40 + $2.10 = $19.50
How much to trust these numbers
Microsoft Foundry Global Standard, generally available since September 28, 2026. The October 7 cache-read update lowers its token-equivalent rate to $0.10/M; usage is billed through CCUs.
Anthropic's October 7 release note and current Sonnet 5.5 pricing page, captured 2026-10-08, confirm $2/M input, $0.10/M cache reads, and $10/M output. Anthropic states that Microsoft Foundry token usage is rated at standard per-model API prices and converted to CCUs; no per-model Retail Prices token meter is expected. Captured 2026-10-08.
Same-model deployment markup
How much this Foundry lane costs over the same model's Direct API rate.
| Lane | Deployment | Workload cost | Foundry markup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Direct API | $19.50 | $0.00 (0%) |
Other lanes within ±25% of this workload's cost
Same provider first, then ranked by cost proximity, for 60M in / 210K out. This is a cost ranking only — never a quality recommendation.
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- GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI / Azure OpenAIFoundry ·Global$19.50CHF 15.70$0.00 (0%) vs this lane
- GLM 5GLM · Fireworks-hostedFoundry ·Data Zone$19.22CHF 15.47-$0.281 (-1%) vs this lane