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) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 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 + $0.5 per MTok cache read, Fable 5 at $12.5 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 Microsoft and OpenAI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Code Execution · FeatureAddedNo Code execution toolCode execution tool
- — · PlanRenamedClaude 3.5 HaikuClaude Haiku 3.5
- — · PlanRenamedClaude 3 OpusClaude Opus 4
- — · PlanRenamedClaude 3.7 SonnetClaude Sonnet 4
- Service · FeatureAddedNo Service tiersService tiers
- Web Search · FeatureAddedNo Web search toolWeb search tool
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Execution | Feature | No Code execution tool | Code execution tool | 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 | No Service tiers | Service tiers | Added |
| Web Search | Feature | No Web search tool | Web search tool | 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 now appears.
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Anthropic, pricing history
Full history- Week 2, 2026packagingAnthropic 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 2025improvedAnthropic API Introduces Tiered Pricing and Prompt Caching for Sonnet 4.5, Restructuring Costs Based on Token Length
- Q2 2025improvedAnthropic API Introduces Code Execution Tool with 50 Free Hours Daily, Enhancing Service Offerings and Flexibility for Users · this change
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- OpenAIOct 18OpenAI: Plan taglines reworded to 'Best for...' format: Free (trying out ChatGPT), Go (longer conversations), Plus…
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?
Code Execution feature: No Code execution tool → Code execution tool, 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: No Service tiers → Service tiers, added; Web Search feature: No Web search tool → Web search tool, added. 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.