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AnthropicClaude 2.1 API pricing

Generally available November 21, 2023 source
Deprecated January 21, 2025 source
Retired July 21, 2025 source

Claude 2.1 was retired on July 21, 2025. Its last price was $8.00 per 1M input tokens and $24.00 per 1M output tokens.

Last price

Rates in effect since November 21, 2023 (launch price). Every price links to its source.

Input: $8.00
Output: $24.00
Blended 3:1: $12.00

Claude 2.1 last rates per 1M tokens
Rate	Per 1M tokens
Input	$8.00
Output	$24.00

Launch price

Claude 2.1 launched at this price on November 21, 2023.

Input: $8.00
Output: $24.00
Blended 3:1: $12.00

Every price event

1 verified event, newest first. No price moves. Documented since November 21, 2023.

Launch price · November 21, 2023

Rates from November 21, 2023
Rate Per 1M tokens

Input $8.00
Output $24.00

The launch post links its pricing update to the November 2023 pricing sheet; the sheet's Wayback capture is from launch day.
- Price: Archived page (www-files.anthropic.com, captured November 21, 2023)
  quote
  Claude 2.1 ... Prompt $8.00/million tokens Completion $24.00/million tokens
- Price: Pricing page (www-cdn.anthropic.com)
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  Claude 2.1 ... 200,000 tokens ... Prompt $8.00/million tokens Completion $24.00/million tokens
- Date: Announcement (anthropic.com)
  quote
  Published Nov 21, 2023 ... Claude 2.1 is available now in our API

Gaps in this history

None known for input and output. No cache or batch prices were listed for Claude 2.1 on official pages.

API ids

claude-2.1

Checked October 28, 2026.