Use case
Claude Sonnet 5 API
API notes for claude-sonnet-5: the rate card, a worked volume, and when to send this ID. A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $0.800 on corouter (input $0.400, output $0.400).
The ID to send
Claude Sonnet 5 lists below Sonnet 4.6 on both input and output and keeps the 1M window plus the Code tag. Send claude-sonnet-5 for that newer Sonnet ID.
Put claude-sonnet-5 in the model field. The base URL is https://api.corouter.co. Familiar JSON shapes stay familiar. Do not treat a feature as covered until your own production traffic has checked it.
Rate card
Claude Sonnet 5 (claude-sonnet-5) lists at $2.00 input and $10.00 output per million tokens. corouter bills $0.400 input and $2.00 output. Context is 1M.
A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $0.800 on corouter (input $0.400, output $0.400).
Questions
- Which model ID should the request send?
- Send claude-sonnet-5. Do not put a different name in the model field.
- What is the minimum top-up?
- Prepaid credits, $5 minimum top-up, no subscription tier.