Claude API pricing — CheapAI vs official
| CheapAI Model | Official Equivalent | Official Input | Official Output | CheapAI Discount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Claude 3 Opus* | Claude 3 Opus | $15.00/1M | $75.00/1M | Up to 65% off |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet* | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M | Up to 65% off |
| Claude 3.5 Haiku* | Claude 3.5 Haiku | $1.00/1M | $5.00/1M | Up to 65% off |
* CheapAI utilizes simplified marketing tier names (4.6/4.5). These route securely to the Official Equivalent Anthropic models listed. Official rates from anthropic.com/pricing as of March 2026. CheapAI discounts apply via volume aggregation. See exact plan pricing.
How cheap Claude API access works
CheapAI aggregates usage across many developers and teams, buying at volume to reduce per-unit cost. The savings are passed directly to you. You connect through our OpenAI-compatible proxy endpoint — so no code changes are needed if you're already using the Anthropic SDK or any OpenAI-compatible library.
- Choose a plan on the pricing page (token packs, API call plans, or subscriptions)
- Pay with cryptocurrency — Bitcoin, ETH, USDT, SOL and more accepted
- Receive your API key and proxy base URL within 24 hours (usually faster)
- Set
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URLorbase_urlin your OpenAI client - Select any Claude model and make requests — it works exactly like the official API
Who uses cheap Claude API access?
Solo developers & freelancers
Build production apps, automate workflows, and use Claude in Cursor AI daily — without paying $20–100/month for individual model subscriptions.
Startups & product teams
Integrate Claude into your product pipeline without burning through API credits. Token packs and subscriptions scale with your usage.
Researchers & analysts
Run long-context document analysis, summarization, and research synthesis with Claude Opus at a cost that makes large-batch jobs viable.
Agentic workflow builders
Claude Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen — all work with CheapAI's proxy. Build multi-agent systems without the per-agent API cost overhead.
Compatible tools & frameworks
- Cursor AI (IDE)
- Claude Code (CLI)
- Anthropic SDK (Python/JS)
- OpenAI SDK (Python/JS)
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Continue.dev
- Open WebUI
- n8n
- Make (Integromat)
- AutoGen
- CrewAI
Quick setup (Python)
from anthropic import Anthropic
client = Anthropic(
api_key="your-cheapai-key",
base_url="https://your-cheapai-proxy-url/anthropic"
)
message = client.messages.create(
model="claude-opus-4-6-20260205",
max_tokens=1024,
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello, Claude!"}]
)
print(message.content)
Full integration guide in API Docs. Your exact proxy URL will be in your delivery email.
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