AnalysisAI ModelsJuly 1, 2026
Claude Sonnet 5 Is Not Frontier But Has Its Uses

Sonnet 5 is priced at $3/$15 per million tokens, cheaper than Opus ($5/$25) and Fable ($10/$50). It offers faster speed and more robustness in some agentic scenarios, making it useful for simpler tasks or rapid iteration.
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