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Claude Sonnet 5 Calculator — requests per $1

Every monthly plan that includes Claude Sonnet 5, converted to requests per $1 at the model's typical request shape. Same engine as the main calculator — proxy estimates carry a ~ marker; coarse estimates carry ≈.

Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's mid-range frontier model for coding — the cost-efficient middle of the Claude line.

At Claude Sonnet 5’s typical shape

153req / $1

on Cursor Ultra · 16 plans priced · exact

Agent Arena benchmark

#9 (High) · 5.97% net improvement

Agent Arena leaderboard · fetched 2026-09-21

Per-request shape · tokens

Throttling, off-peak, rollover, and cache writes are not modeled. Where a provider publishes no cached-read price, cached tokens bill at the input rate — those req / $1 figures are floors.

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Plan detailsProvider and subscription tier. Sorts by provider name.Standard monthly price in USD, before first-month promotions.Estimated cost per request for the selected model and token shape.Requests fitting in the rolling 5-hour budget. '—' means no published 5-hour limit.Requests fitting in the rolling 7-day budget. '—' means no published weekly limit.Requests fitting in 30 days. Weekly budgets are extrapolated; unused credits do not roll over.Requests per $1 of plan price over 30 days. Higher is better.Requests per $1 available in one 5-hour burst. Uncapped plans match Req / $1.SubscribeOpen provider pricing. Referral links may support TokenPlans at no extra cost.
GitHub CopilotMax$200/mo total AI credits · 2.9× Pro+ usage$100.00$0.0131——15,267~153~153Subscribe ↗
CursorUltra$400/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool$200.00$0.0131——30,534153153Subscribe ↗
GitHub CopilotPro+$70/mo total AI credits · 4× Pro usage$39.00$0.0131——5,343~137~137Subscribe ↗
GitHub CopilotPro$15/mo total AI credits · unlimited completions$10.00$0.0131——1,145~115~115Subscribe ↗
CursorPro+$70/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool$60.00$0.0131——5,3438989Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeMax 20×$300 credits · ~370K reqs/mo · $90/5h · $180/7d$200.00$0.01314,5809,16015,267~76~23Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Ultra800 Flows / 5h rolling window (16× Starter) · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$200.00$0.0131——15,267≈76≈76Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeProviderPAYG · top-ups roll over, never expire · zero markup$15.00$0.0131——1,145~76~76Subscribe ↗
CommandCodeMax 10×$150 credits · ~230K reqs/mo · $45/5h · $90/7d$100.00$0.01312,2904,5807,633~76~23Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Max300 Flows / 5h rolling window (6× Starter) · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$100.00$0.0131——7,633≈76≈76Subscribe ↗
ClaudePro≥5× Free · 5h rolling window + weekly cap$20.00$0.0131——1,526≈76≈76Subscribe ↗
CommandCodePro$80 credits · ~100K reqs/mo · $16/5h · $40/7d$20.00$0.01313057631,526~76~15Subscribe ↗
CursorPro$20/mo API pool + Cursor Models pool$20.00$0.0131——1,5267676Subscribe ↗
ZenMuxBuilder Starter50 Flows / 5h rolling window · weekly limit · 10-15 RPM$20.00$0.0131——1,526≈76≈76Subscribe ↗
OzorePro$70 in credits/mo · + Smart Compression, Analytics Pro, Privacy Pack, 10 extra API keys, Custom Router, Fusion$35.00$0.0988——708~≥20~≥20Subscribe ↗
OzoreBasic$20 in credits/mo · spend on any model at discounted rates · cancel anytime$10.00$0.0988——202~≥20~≥20Subscribe ↗

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Markers: ~ proxy estimate, ≈ coarse estimate, and ≥ cache floor. A floor means the plan publishes no cached-read rate, so cached tokens bill at the input rate and the real figure is this or higher. Borrowed cap means the budget is a published API cap at list price, so Req / $1 is a value comparison rather than a measured allowance.

Best-priced plans

Best-priced plans for Claude Sonnet 5

The top 5 plans by computed Req/$1 that include Claude Sonnet 5, plus the lowest-cost plan. Computed at build from the same cost rules the calculator renders · ~ = proxy estimate

Provider / planPriceReq/$1
GitHub Copilot Max$100◆~153
Cursor Ultra$200◆153
GitHub Copilot Pro+$39~137
GitHub Copilot Pro$10~115
Cursor Pro+$6089

“n/a” = the provider publishes no price structure for Claude Sonnet 5 — the calculator renders the same honest n/a. ◆ best value = highest computed Req/$1.

What real work costs

What Claude Sonnet 5 costs on real coding tasks

Illustrative cost of common coding tasks on the best-priced plans above, scaled from each plan's live per-request price to a task-typical token volume. Task token assumptions are shared ~proxy estimates — real tasks vary, and they are never per-provider shapes.

TaskGitHub Copilot MaxCursor UltraGitHub Copilot Pro+GitHub Copilot ProCursor Pro+
Quick lookup / one-liner8,000 in · 1,000 out~1¢~1¢~1¢~1¢~1¢
Review a 500-line PR60,000 in · 4,000 out~2¢~2¢~2¢~2¢~2¢
Fix a bug (agent loop)180,000 in · 12,000 out~5¢~5¢~5¢~5¢~5¢
Refactor a module320,000 in · 20,000 out~9¢~9¢~9¢~9¢~9¢
Full-repo agent run900,000 in · 45,000 out~25¢~25¢~25¢~25¢~25¢

Per-task cost = the plan's effective 50,010-token request price scaled to each task's token volume at the same shape mix. ~ = proxy estimate — shared task-token assumptions, not a quote. “n/a” = Claude Sonnet 5 unpriced on that plan.

Common questions

How many requests per $1 do I get on Claude Sonnet 5?

The best plan pricing Claude Sonnet 5 delivers 153 Req/$1 at the model's typical request shape — on Cursor Ultra. Figures are exact confidence: they are computed from published rates and usage caps, proxy estimates are marked with a ~, and borrowed-cap plans use a published API cap at list price, so their Req/$1 is a value comparison rather than a measured allowance.

What's the cheapest plan with Claude Sonnet 5?

GitHub Copilot Pro at $10/mo. The cheapest plan is not always the best value — check Req/$1 above.

Which plans include Claude Sonnet 5?

16 tracked plans across 6 providers price it: CommandCode (Max 10×, Max 20×, Pro and Provider), Cursor (Pro, Pro+ and Ultra), GitHub Copilot (Pro, Pro+ and Max), ZenMux (Builder Starter, Builder Max and Builder Ultra), Ozore (Basic and Pro) and Claude Pro. The calculator compares every tracked monthly plan that prices it.

Where does Claude Sonnet 5 rank on the Agent Arena leaderboard?

#9 (High config) on the Agent Arena agent leaderboard — 5.97% net improvement (board fetched 2026-09-21). Ranks are scraped from https://arena.ai/leaderboard/agent, never typed by hand.

What is Claude Sonnet 5?

Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic’s mid-range text generation model for agentic coding and reasoning (family: claude, kind: text), positioned between the budget Haiku line and the frontier Opus line.

How does Claude Sonnet 5 compare to Claude Opus 5?

Claude Sonnet 5 is the cost-efficient middle of the Claude line, while Claude Opus 5 sits above it in the Claude line. Sonnet offers strong agentic coding performance at a lower per-request price than Opus.

Is Claude Sonnet 5 open-weight?

No — Claude Sonnet 5 is a proprietary Anthropic model, so unlike open-weight models such as GLM-5.3 it is only reachable through provider endpoints; you cannot self-host it or access the weights.

Can I use Claude Sonnet 5 with any agent (BYOK)?

Yes — several tracked plans expose Claude Sonnet 5 through OpenAI-compatible endpoints with no CLI lock, so you can use it with Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, or any agent that supports custom endpoints.

What is Claude Sonnet 5 best used for?

Claude Sonnet 5 is best for coding and agentic tasks that need strong frontier reasoning without paying for the top Opus tier — a balance between capability and per-request cost.

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