Use case
Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Code
Claude Code 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).
Two settings in Claude Code
Set the model to claude-sonnet-5 and the base URL to https://api.corouter.co. The exact environment variable names follow the Claude Code build you installed. This page stands behind the ID and the rate card.
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.
An agent-loop bill
A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $0.800 on corouter (input $0.400, output $0.400).
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.
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.