How to Estimate Your Monthly Bill With This Claude Token Counter
Use the free Claude Token Counter above to see what your monthly bill will look like before you scale up traffic. Just pick your plan or model tier and type in your expected usage—the calculator updates your cost breakdown right away.
Want to bring that monthly bill down to $0? Check our free startup credit guide or browse ready-to-use accounts in our Pre-Approved Credit Marketplace.
1. 2026 Pricing & Rate Table
| Plan / Item | 2026 Rate & Included Quota |
|---|---|
| Claude 3.7 / 4 Sonnet | $3.00 per 1M input tokens · $15.00 per 1M output tokens |
| Claude 4 Opus | $15.00 per 1M input tokens · $75.00 per 1M output tokens |
| Claude 3.5 Haiku | $0.80 per 1M input tokens · $4.00 per 1M output tokens |
| Anthropic Prompt Caching | Up to 90% discount on repeated system prompts and cached context |
2. Easy Ways to Lower Your Monthly Cost
- In English text, 1 Claude token is roughly 3.7 characters (or about three-quarters of a word).
- Turn on Anthropic Prompt Caching whenever you send the same long system prompt or codebase context across multiple calls.
- Use Claude 3.5 Haiku for quick summaries and routing, and save Claude Sonnet or Opus for complex coding tasks.
- Startups and open-source maintainers can apply for free Claude credits on our Anthropic deal page.