Anthropic API Introduces Code Execution Tool with 50 Free Hours Daily, Enhancing Service Offerings and Flexibility for Users
What happened
Between the Apr 6, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025 captures of Anthropic's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Code execution tool added at $0.05 per hour per container with 50 free hours daily per organization; Claude 3.5 Haiku renamed to Claude Haiku 3.5 with same pricing ($0.80/MTok input, $4/MTok output); Claude 3 Opus renamed to Claude Opus 4 with same pricing ($15/MTok input, $75/MTok output); Claude 3.7 Sonnet renamed to Claude Sonnet 4 with same pricing ($3/MTok input, $15/MTok output); Service tiers introduced: Priority (for time-critical needs), Standard (default tier), and Batch (50% discount for async workloads); Web search tool added at $10 per 1,000 searches. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature added, plan renamed). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Haiku 4.5 at $5 per MTok output + $1.25 per MTok cache write, Sonnet 5 at $2 per MTok input + $10 per MTok output, Opus 5 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $0.50 per MTok cache read, Fable 5 at $12.50 per MTok cache write + $1 per MTok cache read and Opus 4.8 at $6.25 per MTok cache write + $5 per MTok input.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Anthropic. Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window OpenAI and X also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Added—Feature
BeforeNot listed
AfterCode execution tool ($0.05)
- Renamed—PlanClaude 3.5 HaikuClaude Haiku 3.5
- Renamed—PlanClaude 3 OpusClaude Opus 4
- Renamed—PlanClaude 3.7 SonnetClaude Sonnet 4
- AddedServiceFeatureNot listedService tiers
- Added—FeatureNot listedWeb search tool ($10)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Not listed | Code execution tool ($0.05) | Added |
| — | Plan | Claude 3.5 Haiku | Claude Haiku 3.5 | Renamed |
| — | Plan | Claude 3 Opus | Claude Opus 4 | Renamed |
| — | Plan | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Claude Sonnet 4 | Renamed |
| Service | Feature | Not listed | Service tiers | Added |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Web search tool ($10) | Added |
Values as written on Anthropic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anthropic's pricing page (anthropic.com) from Apr 6, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Code execution tool ($0.05) now appears.
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Anthropic, pricing history
Full history- Week of Dec 29, 2025PackagingAnthropic API ends holiday promo, drops 2x usage boost for paid subscribers
- Jan 10, 2026PackagingAnthropic API Cuts Flagship Opus Model Prices by 67% in Major Update to Version 4.5, Launching New Pricing Structure
- Q3 2025PackagingAnthropic API Introduces Tiered Pricing and Prompt Caching for Sonnet 4.5, Restructuring Costs Based on Token Length
- Q2 2025PackagingAnthropic API Introduces Code Execution Tool with 50 Free Hours Daily, Enhancing Service Offerings and Flexibility for Users This change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- OpenAINov 13OpenAI repositions all 4 ChatGPT plan taglines by use case
- OpenAINov 11OpenAI reframes all four plan taglines with new Best for use-case pitches
- XNov 9X drops Grok Imagine Image Quality model from API pricing table
- OpenAINov 9OpenAI API firms up GPT-5.6 Sol discount deadline: Nov. 30, 2026
- OpenAINov 8OpenAI: all four ChatGPT plan taglines rewritten to 'Best for...' framing
Questions about this change
Did Anthropic raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 6, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature added, plan renamed.
What changed on Anthropic's pricing page between Apr 6, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025?
Feature added: Code execution tool ($0.05); plan: Claude 3.5 Haiku → Claude Haiku 3.5, renamed; plan: Claude 3 Opus → Claude Opus 4, renamed; plan: Claude 3.7 Sonnet → Claude Sonnet 4, renamed; Service feature added: Service tiers; feature added: Web search tool ($10). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 6, 2025 and Jul 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anthropic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Anthropic in the 90 days before this one; Anthropic has been tracked since 2024-11-17.