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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Schematron V2 Small

Side-by-side API pricing and Artificial Analysis performance for Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic) and Schematron V2 Small (Inference Net). Green cells mark the better value in each row.

Prices updated Sep 16, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC · refreshed hourly

Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic

Schematron V2 Small

Inference Net

Pricing
Input $/1M$2.00$0.05
Output $/1M$10.00$0.23
Blended $/1M (3:1)$4.00$0.095
RAG example (30K in / 2K out)$0.08$0.00196
Quality & speed
Intelligence Index38.4
Coding Index71.5
Agentic Index44.3
Output speed (tok/s)83
Time to first token113.58s
Specs
Context window1M128K
Input modalitiestext, image, filetext

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or Schematron V2 Small?

Schematron V2 Small has the lower blended API price at $0.095 per 1M tokens (3:1 input:output mix), versus $4.00 for the other model. Prices are live from OpenRouter and refresh about hourly.

Which is better for RAG workloads?

For a typical RAG request (30K input / 2K output tokens), Schematron V2 Small costs about $0.00196 per request versus $0.08. Also compare context windows: Claude Sonnet 5 offers 1M and Schematron V2 Small offers 128K.

Which scores higher on Artificial Analysis benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 5 leads on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (38.4 vs —). Check coding and agentic indices on this page for workload-specific tradeoffs.