# Claude Instant API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, Claude Instant costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on Amazon Bedrock. It has a 100,000-token context window and returns up to 8,191 tokens per response.

- Page: https://models.litellm.ai/models/claude-instant
- Lab: Anthropic
- LiteLLM model name: `anthropic.claude-instant-v1`
- Context window: 100,000 tokens
- Max output: 8,191 tokens
- Added to LiteLLM: October 2023
- Prices updated: October 10, 2026

## Pricing by provider

Token prices in USD per 1M tokens.

| Provider | Model name | Input | Output | Cache read | Per image | Per second | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Bedrock | `anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | $0.80 | $2.40 | – | – | – | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (ap-northeast-1, 1 month commitment) | `bedrock/ap-northeast-1/1-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.01475 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (ap-northeast-1, 6 month commitment) | `bedrock/ap-northeast-1/6-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.008194 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (ap-northeast-1) | `bedrock/ap-northeast-1/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | $2.23 | $7.55 | – | – | – | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (eu-central-1, 1 month commitment) | `bedrock/eu-central-1/1-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.01635 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (eu-central-1, 6 month commitment) | `bedrock/eu-central-1/6-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.009083 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (eu-central-1) | `bedrock/eu-central-1/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | $2.48 | $8.38 | – | – | – | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-east-1, 1 month commitment) | `bedrock/us-east-1/1-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.011 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-east-1, 6 month commitment) | `bedrock/us-east-1/6-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.00611 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-east-1) | `bedrock/us-east-1/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | $0.80 | $2.40 | – | – | – | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-west-2, 1 month commitment) | `bedrock/us-west-2/1-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.011 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-west-2, 6 month commitment) | `bedrock/us-west-2/6-month-commitment/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | – | – | – | – | $0.00611 | 100K |
| Amazon Bedrock (us-west-2) | `bedrock/us-west-2/anthropic.claude-instant-v1` | $0.80 | $2.40 | – | – | – | 100K |

## Cost examples

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each:

- Amazon Bedrock: $2.80

## Use it with LiteLLM

```python
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="anthropic.claude-instant-v1",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
```

## FAQ

### How much does Claude Instant cost?

Claude Instant costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on Amazon Bedrock.

### What is the context window of Claude Instant?

Claude Instant has a 100,000-token context window and returns up to 8,191 tokens per response.

### Which providers offer Claude Instant?

Claude Instant is available from Amazon Bedrock through LiteLLM, using the model name anthropic.claude-instant-v1.

### How do I call Claude Instant with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="anthropic.claude-instant-v1", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

### When did LiteLLM add Claude Instant?

Claude Instant was added to LiteLLM's model price file in October 2023.

Source: LiteLLM model price file, https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/main/model_prices_and_context_window.json