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# Claude Sonnet 5

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LLM Engineering • Jul 1, 2026

### Claude Sonnet 5 for Coding: The Tokenizer Change That Moves Your Bill

Claude Sonnet 5 for coding lands near Opus level at Sonnet prices — until the tokenizer change moves your bill. The real cost math, and when it beats Opus 4.8.

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