Claude Opus 5 vs Claude Sonnet 5

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 5 and Claude Sonnet 5: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 188pay.ai. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5
Input (per 1M tokens)$5$1.8
Output (per 1M tokens)$25$9
Cache read (per 1M tokens)$0.5$0.18
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$6.25$2.25

Specifications

ItemClaude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5
Context window1,000,0001,000,000
Max output128,000

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Opus 5Claude Sonnet 5
function_callingYesYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
visionYesYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 5 or Claude Sonnet 5?

On input, Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper ($5 vs $1.8 per 1M tokens). On output, Claude Sonnet 5 is cheaper ($25 vs $9 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

What can Claude Opus 5 do that Claude Sonnet 5 cannot?

both support function_calling, prompt_caching, vision.

Can I switch between Claude Opus 5 and Claude Sonnet 5 without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on 188pay.ai through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-opus-5" to "claude-sonnet-5", nothing else.

Both are available on 188pay.ai under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

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