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Claude Sonnet 5.5

claude-sonnet-5.5

claude-sonnet-5.5 is available at claude-sonnet-5.5. Below: prices per channel, specifications and request examples.

Prices per channel

ChannelInput, per 1MOutput, per 1MCache, per 1M
Auto · default
claude-sonnet-5.5
$0.4335$2.1668$0.0217
Channel 4
claude-sonnet-5.5:c4
$0.4335$2.1668$0.0217
Channel 5
claude-sonnet-5.5:c5
$0.6768$3.3837$0.0339
Channel 9
claude-sonnet-5.5:c9
$0.743$3.7144$0.0743
Channel 10
claude-sonnet-5.5:c10
$0.65$3.25$0.065

Prices per 1M tokens. You pay for what you use. Pick a channel with a suffix: claude-sonnet-5.5:c4; without one you get the default channel.

Specifications

Context window
1,000,000 tokens
Max output tokens
128,000 tokens
Image input
yes
Reasoning
yes
Anthropic format (/v1/messages)
yes
Data in Russia
no

Request example

Create a key in the dashboard. Streaming works too: add "stream": true.

curl
curl https://demo-en.alexshkarupa.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "claude-sonnet-5.5", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]}'
Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://demo-en.alexshkarupa.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_KEY")
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-5.5",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

Questions and answers

How much does claude-sonnet-5.5 cost?

Input is $0.4335 per 1M tokens, output $2.1668 per 1M. You are charged for the tokens actually used, so a single request costs a fraction of a cent. Your balance and spending are in the dashboard.

What is the context window of claude-sonnet-5.5?

Up to 1,000,000 input tokens and up to 128,000 output tokens.

How do I call claude-sonnet-5.5?

Set the base URL to https://demo-en.alexshkarupa.com/v1 and use "claude-sonnet-5.5" in the model field of any OpenAI-compatible client. curl and Python examples are on this page.

How do channels differ?

Channels are independent routes to the same model at different prices. Without a suffix a request takes the default channel; to pin a channel add its number: claude-sonnet-5.5:c4. A pinned channel never fails over silently: if it is unavailable, the request returns an error.

Is cached input cheaper?

Repeated context is billed at the cache price — $0.0217 per 1M tokens instead of $0.4335.

Does claude-sonnet-5.5 understand images?

Yes, images can be sent along with text.

Does it support reasoning?

Yes, the model supports a reasoning mode; its depth is set by a request parameter.

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