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Cheapest Claude API Access in 2026: A Reseller Comparison

Published 2026-07-145 min read

Claude is a favourite for code and long-form work, but Anthropic's official pricing is premium. Resellers routinely shave 5–20% off, and add local payment options.

Start from the ranking

Our live cheapest Claude Sonnet 4.5 ranking sorts resellers by discounted output price. Open it for the current order.

Don't optimise for price alone

  • Reliability matters for production — see most reliable.
  • Payments: need Alipay/WeChat? Filter on the providers page.
  • Context caching and prompt caching can cut real spend more than a 10% list discount.

Shortlist, then compare

Pick 2–4 and compare them side by side before you top up.


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Prices are demonstration/reference data — confirm on each provider's site.

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