claude-3-sonnet Cost Calculator - OpenRouter

Calculate the cost of using claude-3-sonnet from OpenRouter for your AI applications

claude-3-sonnet Cost Calculator

Mode: Chat

Input Tokens

Output Tokens

Images

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.003000

Output Cost$0.015000

Image Cost$0.004800

Total Cost$0.022800

Pricing Details

Input: $0.00000300 per token

Output: $0.00001500 per token

Input Image: $0.004800 per image

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Model Specifications

Capabilities

✓Function Calling

✓Vision

Limits

Max Tokens200,000

About claude-3-sonnet

claude-3-sonnet is a powerful chat AI model offered by OpenRouter. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using claude-3-sonnet in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$3.00 per 1M tokens

Output Cost$15.00 per 1M tokens

Image Input Cost$0.0048 per image

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

Model Capabilities

✓Function Calling - Execute custom functions and tools

✓Vision - Process and understand images

When should you use claude-3-sonnet?

claude-3-sonnet is best suited for the following scenarios:

Agentic systems with function or tool calling
Workflow automation and API orchestration
Multimodal applications requiring image or audio processing
Content analysis across multiple media types

When should you avoid claude-3-sonnet?

High-volume text generation where output cost dominates
Streaming or verbose response workloads
Complex multi-step reasoning or planning tasks
Very large documents or long conversational histories

How does claude-3-sonnet compare to similar models?

This model sits in the middle of its category in terms of pricing and capabilities, making it a balanced option for general workloads.

Understanding claude-3-sonnet pricing

claude-3-sonnet is a general-purpose AI model provided by OpenRouter.
Input tokens are priced at $3.00 per 1M tokens.
Output tokens are priced at $15.00 per 1M tokens.
Image input is priced at $0.0048 per image.
For this model, input tokens are less expensive than output tokens, so optimizing your prompts can help manage costs.
The model includes vision capabilities for processing and analysing images.
Supports function calling for executing custom functions and tools.
OpenRouter offers claude-3-sonnet for general-purpose AI workloads — general-purpose AI workloads.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.

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