Sonnet 5: The Price Didn't Change, Your Bill Will
Sonnet 5 lists at the same $3/$15 as Sonnet 4.6, but a new tokenizer turns the same input into up to 1.35x the tokens — and the discount hiding that expires August 31, 2026. Here are the specs that decide something, plus the routing rule I run.
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Sonnet 5: The Price Didn't Change, Your Bill Will — Sonnet 5 lists at the same $3/$15 as Sonnet 4.6, but a new tokenizer turns the same input into up to 1.35x the tokens — and the discount hiding that expires August 31, 2026. Here are the specs that decide something, plus the routing rule I run.
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