Claude Code Discount: Compare Opus, Sonnet, Haiku and Fable
Compare live Claude Code-only and public API prices for 10 Claude models, official subscription benefits, coding budgets and setup. Discounts reach 84%.
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Claude Code-only Sonnet 4.6 and Haiku 4.5 routes on APIMaster are up to 84% below their own Anthropic Standard rates. Opus 5.5 starts at $1.345977/$6.729885 and Sonnet 5.5 at $0.6729885/$3.3649425 per million input/output tokens, about 66.3% below Standard.
Checked November 10, 2026, 17:14 (UTC+8). All prices are USD per million uncached input / billed output tokens. This first table includes only enabled Claude Code-only routes. Each input/output pair comes from one route; ranges run from the lowest to highest input-priced route. The live marketplace card controls price, restrictions and availability.
| Model ID | Original Standard price | APIMaster Claude Code-only price | Active routes | Discount | Model card |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claude-opus-5-5 |
$4 / $20 | $1.345977 / $6.729885 – $2.97376 / $14.8688 | 8 | Up to ~66.3% off | Compare |
claude-sonnet-5-5 |
$2 / $10 | $0.6729885 / $3.3649425 – $1.48688 / $7.4344 | 7 | Up to ~66.3% off | Compare |
claude-haiku-5-5 |
$0.1 / $0.5 | $0.02631112 / $0.1315556 – $0.074344 / $0.37172 | 10 | Up to ~73.6% off | Compare |
claude-fable-5-2 |
$8 / $40 | No Claude Code-only route | 0 | — | Compare |
claude-fable-5-1 |
$10 / $50 | $2.9162835 / $14.5814175 – $4.8 / $24 | 4 | Up to ~70.8% off | Compare |
claude-opus-5 |
$5 / $25 | $2.25451147 / $11.27255737 – $3.7172 / $18.586 | 6 | Up to ~54.9% off | Compare |
claude-sonnet-5 |
$2 / $10 | $0.5262224 / $2.631112 – $1.3774321 / $6.88716048 | 4 | Up to ~73.6% off | Compare |
claude-opus-4-8 |
$5 / $25 | $2.25451147 / $11.27255737 – $3.44358024 / $17.2179012 | 5 | Up to ~54.9% off | Compare |
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
$3 / $15 | $0.48 / $2.4 – $2.06614814 / $10.33074072 | 5 | Up to ~84.0% off | Compare |
claude-haiku-4-5 |
$1 / $5 | $0.16 / $0.8 – $0.60052 / $3.0026 | 3 | Up to ~84.0% off | Compare |
Haiku 5.5's $0.10/$0.50 Standard comparison applies to prompts up to 100,000 tokens; above that, official pricing is $0.50/$2.50. Verify long-context route billing. Fable 5.2 has 3 public API offers but no Claude Code-only route in this snapshot; public availability alone does not establish client compatibility.
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API discount or official Claude subscription?
An API discount is not an official subscription coupon. At the check, Pro was $20/month or $200 billed annually, Max $100/month and Ultra $200/month, before tax. The official page also listed $100/month in Claude Platform API credits with Max and $200/month with Ultra, subject to terms and eligibility. Those credits do not fund an APIMaster wallet. Compare included usage, usable credits and limits with your actual workload; no plan is universally cheaper.
Same-model prices: APIMaster vs Anthropic and OpenRouter
The next table separately counts enabled non-exclusive public API routes. Anthropic and OpenRouter Standard token rates matched in the checked catalogs. Savings use APIMaster's lowest public price for the same model, excluding fees, cache, Batch and premium modes.
| Model ID | Anthropic / OpenRouter Standard | APIMaster public API range | Public routes | How much cheaper is APIMaster? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
claude-opus-5-5 |
$4 / $20 | $1.340784 / $6.70392 – $2.6729706 / $13.364853 | 4 | About 66.4% cheaper |
claude-sonnet-5-5 |
$2 / $10 | $0.670392 / $3.35196 – $2 / $10 | 5 | About 66.4% cheaper |
claude-haiku-5-5 |
$0.1 / $0.5 | $0.0239192 / $0.119596 – $0.3 / $1.5 | 14 | About 76.0% cheaper |
claude-fable-5-2 |
$8 / $40 | $5.2339584 / $26.169792 – $8 / $40 | 3 | About 34.5% cheaper |
claude-fable-5-1 |
$10 / $50 | $3.35196 / $16.7598 – $10 / $50 | 5 | About 66.4% cheaper |
claude-opus-5 |
$5 / $25 | $1.19596 / $5.9798 – $5 / $25 | 11 | About 76.0% cheaper |
claude-sonnet-5 |
$2 / $10 | $0.25783316 / $1.2891658 – $2.4 / $12 | 15 | About 87.1% cheaper |
claude-opus-4-8 |
$5 / $25 | $0.6445829 / $3.2229145 – $12 / $60 | 14 | About 87.1% cheaper |
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
$3 / $15 | $0.540468 / $2.70234 – $3 / $15 | 13 | About 81.9% cheaper |
claude-haiku-4-5 |
$1 / $5 | $0.239192 / $1.19596 – $1 / $5 | 5 | About 76.0% cheaper |
Public routes and Claude Code-only routes are different offers. Confirm the selected route's Anthropic-compatible endpoints, tools and client rules before using its quote for Claude Code; a model label does not prove every feature works.
Model buying guides: Opus 5.5 · Sonnet 5.5 · Opus 4.8 · Sonnet 4.6 · Fable 5.2.
What does a coding-task token budget cost?
Assume 100,000 uncached input + 20,000 billed output tokens across every call in one task. These are calculations using the lowest Claude Code-only route, not measured task results. Models, effort and retries can change actual token use.
| Model | Official Standard / task | APIMaster / task | APIMaster / 100 tasks | Saving / 100 tasks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
claude-sonnet-5-5 |
$0.4 | $0.134598 | $13.46 | $26.54 saved |
claude-opus-5-5 |
$0.8 | $0.269195 | $26.92 | $53.08 saved |
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
$0.6 | $0.096000 | $9.60 | $50.40 saved |
claude-haiku-4-5 |
$0.2 | $0.032000 | $3.20 | $16.80 saved |
How to set up discounted Claude Code access
Compare → Register → Create an API key.
Follow the Claude Code setup guide. Use the Anthropic-compatible site root https://apimaster.ai. The OpenAI-compatible base https://apimaster.ai/v1 serves the corresponding SDK, not this Claude Code configuration. Select an enabled compatible route and use your own private API key:
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://apimaster.ai"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="YOUR_APIMASTER_API_KEY"
claude --model claude-sonnet-5-5
Keep organization-managed settings intact. Test one small file read, edit and tool call; check usage and the actual charge before scaling. No paid coding benchmark was run for this article.
How to control the complete bill
Compute input_tokens × input_rate / 1,000,000 + billed_output_tokens × output_rate / 1,000,000, then add cache writes/reads, tools and retries. An agent's final answer is not its complete bill. Use smaller models where acceptance tests allow, trim unnecessary context and check route-specific identity evidence without treating fingerprints as infallible.
Batch is asynchronous, not an interactive Claude Code rate. Official Fable 5.2 Batch $4/$20 is below the lowest APIMaster public quote $5.2339584/$26.169792; the Standard discount does not beat every billing mode.
FAQ
Is this an official Claude Code promo code?
No. These are APIMaster usage-based API offers; official promotions follow Anthropic's terms.
Which listed client-only models have the biggest discount?
Sonnet 4.6 and Haiku 4.5 reach 84% below their respective Standard rates. Prices do not establish equal task quality.
Can the lowest public API price be used in Claude Code?
Only if that particular route supports the required endpoints and client features. The two tables cover different offers.
Does the discount cover cache and long context?
Not automatically. Check reads, writes, Haiku 5.5's 100,000-token tier, tools and premium modes separately.
Can official Max or Ultra API credits pay for APIMaster?
No. Eligible Claude Platform credits follow Anthropic's terms; APIMaster uses a separate wallet and key.
Is Fable 5.2 discounted?
The snapshot has 3 public routes from $5.2339584/$26.169792, about 34.5% below $8/$40 Standard, with no Claude Code-only route. Confirm compatibility.
Sources and next steps
Anthropic API · Claude · Claude Code · Gateway · OpenRouter. Checked November 10, 2026; marketplace model cards supply APIMaster quotes.
Compare the exact model and a compatible route before buying. Compare → Register → Create an API key. OpenAI-compatible API: https://apimaster.ai/v1, claude-sonnet-5-5.