# Sonnet 5 Just Got Released And It Is Absolutely.. > Source: > Published: 2026-07-03 15:01:01+00:00 Member-only story # Sonnet 5 Just Got Released And It Is Absolutely.. **SHIT**, well its slightly more nuanced then that. Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 today, June 30 2026 ([anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-5](https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-5)). The headline story is “our most agentic Sonnet yet, with top-tier intelligence for coding and everyday professional work.” The benchmarks look real, the customer testimonials are real, and the pricing is real. But there is a footnote in the pricing section that changes the math in a way most builders will not catch on the first read. This article is the math: what Sonnet 5 actually costs, what it actually delivers, and whether the value proposition is what the launch post says it is. ## What Anthropic announced The headline pricing on the launch post: **Introductory pricing through August 31, 2026**: $2 per million input tokens, $10 per million output tokens** Standard pricing after August 31, 2026**: $3 per million input tokens, $15 per million output tokens** Reference**: Opus 4.8 lists at $5 per million input, $25 per million output The headline discount versus Opus 4.8: **40% cheaper on input, 40% cheaper on output**. The benchmark table, straight from Anthropic’s announcement: