{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "anthropic-api", "name": "Claude API", "vendor": "Anthropic", "vendorUrl": "https://platform.claude.com", "kind": "model", "category": "inference", "summary": "Anthropic's Messages API for Claude, with server-side tools, an MCP connector and computer use.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/anthropic-api.json", "repo": "https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python", "license": "MIT (SDKs)", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "anthropic" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@anthropic-ai/sdk" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "`Authorization: Bearer` header, with the legacy `x-api-key` header still accepted, plus `anthropic-version`. Personal and service-account keys are created in the Console for one workspace or several.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid credits. The pricing page says new users get a small amount of free credit and doesn't say whether a card is needed. Batch is half price. Cache writes cost 1.25x input for 5 minutes or 2x for an hour, reads 0.1x (0.05x on Opus 5.5, 0.025x on Fable 5.1). US-only inference costs 1.1x. Fast mode on Opus 5.5 (research preview) costs $8/$40 per million. Web search $10 per 1,000, web fetch billed as tokens only, code execution free alongside them or $0.05 per container hour after 1,550 free hours a month (https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing).", "priceSummary": "from $1 / 1M in", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No machine payment. Access needs a Console account with a card on file.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 3900, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-26" }, "docsUrl": "https://platform.claude.com/docs", "rateLimitsUrl": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/rate-limits", "llmsTxt": "https://platform.claude.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "inference.llm" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "model", "card-required", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "disclosure": "Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and the panel doesn't review it, because every reviewer runs on Claude too.", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 77.3, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 20, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 2, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 95, "maintenance": 91, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 90, "security": 92, "transparency": 85 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-05" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Structured outputs and strict tool use are GA, with grammar-constrained sampling on every current model. Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026.", "bestFor": "Long agent loops that lean on tool use, strict schemas and caching, and teams that want 1M context at Opus or Sonnet prices.", "disclosure": "Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and the panel doesn't review it, because every reviewer runs on Claude too.", "strengths": [ "Structured outputs and strict tool use are GA, with grammar-constrained sampling on every current model", "1M-token context on Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Fable 5.1, with cache reads at $0.20 per million on Opus 5.5", "Workspace-scoped keys with expiry set at creation, plus Workload Identity Federation for short-lived tokens", "Deprecation page with dated retirements and a published minimum of 60 days' notice", "SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, a valid security.txt and a HackerOne programme" ], "weaknesses": [ "Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026", "Keys are created only in the browser Console, and there's no machine payment", "`tool_choice` any or tool returns 400 on Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 and Fable 5.1, and thinking can't be disabled on Opus 5.5 or Fable 5.1", "Retention reads 'not retained by default' in the docs and 'deleted within 30 days' in the privacy centre", "No SLA on sale. Priority Tier's 99.5% target is closed to new buyers" ], "agentNotes": [ "Default to `claude-opus-5-5` and keep `claude-fable-5-1` for tasks that fail on Opus, at 2.5 times the price", "Don't send `tool_choice` any or tool to Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 or Fable 5.1. Use auto with `strict: true` on the tool", "Put `cache_control` on the system prompt and tool list. Reads cost 0.05x input on Opus 5.5", "Wait out a 429 by its `retry-after` seconds, but a spend-cap 429 has no header and won't clear by waiting", "Move off `claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929` before 2026-11-30. Retired ids fail, they don't redirect" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 77.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 95, "maintenance": 91, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 90, "security": 92, "transparency": 75 }, "provenanceScore": 95 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install anthropic # or: npm i @anthropic-ai/sdk", "http": "curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \\\n -H \"x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY\" -H \"anthropic-version: 2023-06-01\" \\\n -H \"content-type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"claude-opus-5-5\",\"max_tokens\":512,\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"hello\"}]}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/inference.llm", "tool": "https://letme.dev/anthropic-api" }, "sameCompany": [ "claude-agent-sdk", "claude-code" ], "area": "models", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Web search tool", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 10 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Anthropic, PBC", "domain": "anthropic.com", "domainRegistered": "2001-10-02", "domainNote": "The API is on anthropic.com. anthropic.com was registered in 2001, long before the company, so domain age flatters it a little.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms", "privacy": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.claude.com", "changelog": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-05", "score": 95 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.json", "live": { "slug": "anthropic-api", "probe": { "target": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:21.767340057Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 24, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 30, "p95ms24h": 71, "samples24h": 259, "samples30d": 3265, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-27", "probes": 132, "ok": 132 }, { "date": "2026-09-28", "probes": 285, "ok": 285 }, { "date": "2026-09-29", "probes": 286, "ok": 286 }, { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 286, "ok": 286 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 125, "ok": 125 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.claude.com", "indicator": "minor", "summary": "Partially Degraded Service", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T11:37:00.953830338Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python", "version": "v1.12.1", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:58:37.120744516Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@anthropic-ai/sdk", "version": "0.132.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:58:34.62543597Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "anthropic", "version": "1.12.1", "released": "2026-10-08", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T15:58:30.955733014Z" } ], "githubStars": 3951, "npmWeekly": 53667933, "pypiWeekly": 40613564, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://anthropic.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2026-12-31T23:59:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:49.950021805Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://platform.claude.com/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:02.118476059Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "anthropic.com", "registered": "2001-10-02", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/anthropic.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:32.945988468Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/model-deprecations", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:03.301422452Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:08:20.495971743Z", "fingerprint": "48ac2776e771" }, { "url": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/release-notes/overview", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:07.604734185Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:07.604734185Z", "fingerprint": "a5994dcfce93" }, { "url": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:05.544844332Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-08T18:23:05.544844332Z", "fingerprint": "a05a615ccf39" }, { "url": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:26:14.421321511Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:13:48.643164195Z", "fingerprint": "8460ceefa3d5" }, { "url": "https://www.anthropic.com/legal/commercial-terms", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:26:12.22047424Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:13:46.425504025Z", "fingerprint": "efd2fc333201" } ], "models": { "claude-fable-5-1": { "openrouterId": "anthropic/claude-fable-5.1", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "file", "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1000000, "maxOutput": 128000, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T22:59:28.345696683Z" }, "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001": { "openrouterId": "anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "file", "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 200000, "maxOutput": 64000, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T22:59:28.345696683Z" }, "claude-opus-5-5": { "openrouterId": "anthropic/claude-opus-5.5", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "file", "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1000000, "maxOutput": 128000, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T22:59:28.345696683Z" }, "claude-sonnet-5": { "openrouterId": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "file", "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1000000, "maxOutput": 128000, "checkedAt": "2026-10-01T21:56:15.532848159Z" }, "claude-sonnet-5-5": { "openrouterId": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5", "tools": true, "structuredOutputs": true, "jsonMode": true, "reasoning": true, "input": [ "file", "image", "text" ], "promptCaching": true, "contextTokens": 1000000, "maxOutput": 128000, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T22:59:28.345696683Z" } }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:21.767340057Z" } }, "answer": "Claude API scores 77.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability and payments \u0026 pricing.", "b": { "slug": "sambanova", "name": "SambaCloud", "vendor": "SambaNova Systems, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://sambanova.ai", "kind": "model", "category": "inference", "summary": "SambaCloud is SambaNova's hosted inference API for open-weight models running on its own RDU processors. It answers OpenAI-style chat, completions and Responses calls and Anthropic-style Messages calls, with Python and TypeScript SDKs.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sambanova.json", "repo": "https://github.com/sambanova/sambanova-python", "license": "Proprietary service under the SambaCloud Terms of Service. The SDKs and the OpenAPI document are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.sambanova.ai/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "sambanova" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "sambanova" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Self-serve Bearer key from the SambaCloud console at https://cloud.sambanova.ai/apis after a browser sign-up. The Messages routes also take the same key in `x-api-key`. Up to 25 keys per user, shown once, with no scopes.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free tier with no payment method, at 20 requests a minute, 20 requests a day and 200,000 tokens a day per model. Linking a card moves the account to the Developer tier, billed per token through Stripe, from $0.22 in and $0.59 out per 1M tokens on gpt-oss-120b (https://cloud.sambanova.ai/plans/pricing, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "from $0.22 / 1M in", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs index, the OpenAPI document or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 2, "npmWeekly": 76, "pypiWeekly": 6129, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/get-started/overview", "rateLimitsUrl": "https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/rate-limits", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sambanova/sambanova-inference-api-spec/refs/heads/main/openapi.documented.json", "capabilities": [ "inference.llm", "inference.open-weights", "inference.fast" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "model", "open-weights", "free-tier", "no-card", "openapi", "llms-txt", "openai-compatible", "anthropic-compatible", "python", "typescript", "status-page", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-17", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 66.4, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 269, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 40, "reliability": 85, "schema": 81, "security": 58, "transparency": 63 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "2026-10-08. The models and rate-limit pages list `MiniMax-M2.7` as a production model, and the July 2026 release notes say `Mistral-Large-3-675B-Instruct-2512` was promoted to production. Neither is on the pricing page or in `/v1/models`, and the deprecations page records neither. Two points, since a keyed call was not made to confirm the ids fail (https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/models/sambacloud-models, https://api.sambanova.ai/v1/models)." ], "verdict": "Per-token prices and the model list are readable without a key at `/v1/models`, and a free tier needs no card. Production models get two to three weeks' notice before removal, 13 model ids left between March and June 2026, and the docs disagree with the live catalogue on MiniMax-M2.7.", "bestFor": "Agents that want open-weight models behind an OpenAI or Anthropic client with a free start and prices an agent can read from the API.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.1.1 document for all 10 operations, plus `llms.txt` and a Markdown copy of every docs page", "`GET /v1/models` answers without a key and returns context length, output cap and per-token prices for each model", "Free tier with no payment method at 20 requests a minute, 20 requests a day and 200,000 tokens a day per model", "One key works with the OpenAI client, the Anthropic client (`/v1/messages`, `x-api-key`) and SambaNova's own SDKs", "Status page with a component per model and no incident posted since 25 June 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "Production models get a notice of two to three weeks, and 13 model ids were removed between 9 March and 9 June 2026", "The docs list `MiniMax-M2.7` as a production model, while the pricing page and `/v1/models` did not list it on 8 October 2026", "`strict: true` on a JSON schema is accepted and has no effect, and the July 2026 notes record failing structured output on DeepSeek-V3.2", "Keys carry no scopes or project limits, and no key rotation guidance was found in the reviewed documentation", "The privacy policy is dated 27 May 2023, and no DPA, retention period or sub-processor list was found on the legal page" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET https://api.sambanova.ai/v1/models` at start-up and use only ids it returns. The docs name models the endpoint no longer lists", "Read `x-ratelimit-remaining-requests` and `x-ratelimit-remaining-requests-day` on every response. The free tier allows 20 requests a day per model", "Treat 429 `queue_full` and 503 `maintenance` as retryable after a delay, and 410 `model_deprecated` as a signal to change model", "Validate JSON output yourself. Schema enforcement is best effort and `strict: true` changes nothing", "Check `max_completion_tokens` per model. DeepSeek-V3.1 caps output at 7,168 tokens and Llama 3.3 70B at 3,072" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 66.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 67, "maintenance": 77, "payments": 40, "reliability": 85, "schema": 81, "security": 58, "transparency": 44 }, "provenanceScore": 81 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install sambanova # or: npm install sambanova", "http": "curl https://api.sambanova.ai/v1/chat/completions \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SAMBANOVA_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"gpt-oss-120b\",\"messages\":[{\"role\":\"user\",\"content\":\"hello\"}]}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/inference.llm", "tool": "https://letme.dev/sambanova" }, "area": "models", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "SambaNova Systems, Inc.", "domain": "sambanova.ai", "domainRegistered": "2017-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://sambanova.ai/cloud-end-user-license-agreement", "privacy": "https://sambanova.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.sambanova.ai", "changelog": "https://docs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/release-notes/sambacloud", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The SambaCloud Terms of Service name SambaNova Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation at 2460 N. First St, Suite #100, San Jose, CA 95131, and define the Service as the SambaCloud platform. The page carries no date. The legal index says it was last updated on 5 February 2026.", "The privacy policy is the company's only one. Its last revision is dated 27 May 2023, it covers the website, communications and related services, and it does not name SambaCloud or API inputs.", "No DPA, SLA, acceptable use policy or sub-processor list is linked from https://sambanova.ai/legal-agreements.", "https://sambanova.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "RDAP for sambanova.ai gives a registration date of 2017-12-18.", "The API answers at api.sambanova.ai and the console at cloud.sambanova.ai." ], "score": 81 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.json", "live": { "slug": "sambanova", "probe": { "target": "https://api.sambanova.ai/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.537400402Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 405, "lastMs": 408, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 403, "p95ms24h": 1118, "samples24h": 44, "samples30d": 44, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 44, "ok": 44 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.sambanova.ai", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T11:40:38.07700378Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.537400402Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "Model API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Anthropic", "b": "SambaNova Systems, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages", "b": "https://api.sambanova.ai/v1", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "MIT (SDKs)", "b": "Proprietary service under the SambaCloud Terms of Service. The SDKs and the OpenAPI document are Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "2026-09-17", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2023-05-27", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3.9k stars", "b": "2 stars, 76 npm/wk, 6.1k PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Claude API scores 77.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability and payments \u0026 pricing.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Claude API or SambaCloud?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Claude API and SambaCloud need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Claude API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages and SambaCloud at https://api.sambanova.ai/v1.", "question": "Can an agent call Claude API and SambaCloud without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 81", "Agent ergonomics, 95 against 67", "Security \u0026 auth, 92 against 58", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 91 against 77", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 63" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "Long agent loops that lean on tool use, strict schemas and caching, and teams that want 1M context at Opus or Sonnet prices.", "slug": "anthropic-api", "watchFor": "Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 85 against 60", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents that want open-weight models behind an 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openrouter-vs-sambanova.json", "title": "OpenRouter vs SambaCloud", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openrouter-vs-sambanova" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prism-inference-vs-sambanova.json", "title": "Prism Inference vs SambaCloud", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prism-inference-vs-sambanova" } ], "scores": [ { "anthropic-api": 60, "by": 25, "edge": "sambanova", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "sambanova": 85, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "anthropic-api": 90, "by": 9, "edge": "anthropic-api", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "sambanova": 81, "weight": 13 }, { "anthropic-api": 95, "by": 28, "edge": "anthropic-api", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "sambanova": 67, "weight": 13 }, { "anthropic-api": 92, "by": 34, "edge": "anthropic-api", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "sambanova": 58, "weight": 14 }, { "anthropic-api": 30, "by": 10, "edge": "sambanova", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "sambanova": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "anthropic-api": 91, "by": 14, "edge": "anthropic-api", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "sambanova": 77, "weight": 7 }, { "anthropic-api": 85, "by": 22, "edge": "anthropic-api", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "sambanova": 63, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Claude API scores 77.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do llm inference.", "verdicts": { "anthropic-api": "Structured outputs and strict tool use are GA, with grammar-constrained sampling on every current model. Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026.", "sambanova": "Per-token prices and the model list are readable without a key at `/v1/models`, and a free tier needs no card. Production models get two to three weeks' notice before removal, 13 model ids left between March and June 2026, and the docs disagree with the live catalogue on MiniMax-M2.7." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova.min.md" }, "markdown": "Claude API scores 77.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability and payments \u0026 pricing. Both do llm inference.\n\n- Claude API: grade BB, 77.3/100, rank #20 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/anthropic-api.json\n- SambaCloud: grade B, 66.4/100, rank #269 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sambanova.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Claude API (BB)\n\nGood for: Long agent loops that lean on tool use, strict schemas and caching, and teams that want 1M context at Opus or Sonnet prices.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 90 against 81\n- Agent ergonomics, 95 against 67\n- Security \u0026 auth, 92 against 58\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 91 against 77\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 63\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026\n\n### SambaCloud (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that want open-weight models behind an OpenAI or Anthropic client with a free start and prices an agent can read from the API.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 85 against 60\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: Production models get a notice of two to three weeks, and 13 model ids were removed between 9 March and 9 June 2026\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Claude API | SambaCloud | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 85 | SambaCloud +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 90 | 81 | Claude API +9 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 95 | 67 | Claude API +28 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 92 | 58 | Claude API +34 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 40 | SambaCloud +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 91 | 77 | Claude API +14 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 63 | Claude API +22 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **77.3 · BB** | **66.4 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Claude API | SambaCloud |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Anthropic | SambaNova Systems, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages` | `https://api.sambanova.ai/v1` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | MIT (SDKs) | Proprietary service under the SambaCloud Terms of Service. The SDKs and the OpenAPI document are Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-17 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2023-05-27 |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 3.9k stars | 2 stars, 76 npm/wk, 6.1k PyPI/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Claude API.** Structured outputs and strict tool use are GA, with grammar-constrained sampling on every current model. Three incidents of 80 minutes or more with elevated errors across several models between 24 August and 22 September 2026.\n\n**SambaCloud.** Per-token prices and the model list are readable without a key at `/v1/models`, and a free tier needs no card. Production models get two to three weeks' notice before removal, 13 model ids left between March and June 2026, and the docs disagree with the live catalogue on MiniMax-M2.7.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Claude API\n\n1. Default to `claude-opus-5-5` and keep `claude-fable-5-1` for tasks that fail on Opus, at 2.5 times the price\n2. Don't send `tool_choice` any or tool to Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 or Fable 5.1. Use auto with `strict: true` on the tool\n3. Put `cache_control` on the system prompt and tool list. Reads cost 0.05x input on Opus 5.5\n4. Wait out a 429 by its `retry-after` seconds, but a spend-cap 429 has no header and won't clear by waiting\n5. Move off `claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929` before 2026-11-30. Retired ids fail, they don't redirect\n\n### SambaCloud\n\n1. Call `GET https://api.sambanova.ai/v1/models` at start-up and use only ids it returns. The docs name models the endpoint no longer lists\n2. Read `x-ratelimit-remaining-requests` and `x-ratelimit-remaining-requests-day` on every response. The free tier allows 20 requests a day per model\n3. Treat 429 `queue_full` and 503 `maintenance` as retryable after a delay, and 410 `model_deprecated` as a signal to change model\n4. Validate JSON output yourself. Schema enforcement is best effort and `strict: true` changes nothing\n5. Check `max_completion_tokens` per model. DeepSeek-V3.1 caps output at 7,168 tokens and Llama 3.3 70B at 3,072\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Claude API or SambaCloud?\n\nClaude API scores 77.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability and payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Claude API and SambaCloud need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Claude API and SambaCloud without installing anything?\n\nYes. Claude API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages and SambaCloud at https://api.sambanova.ai/v1.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-sambanova.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"anthropic-api\", \"b\": \"sambanova\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare anthropic-api sambanova`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/anthropic-api.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sambanova.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Claude API or SambaCloud\n\n- [Claude API vs Antseed](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-antseed.md)\n- [Claude API vs BlockRun.AI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-blockrun-ai.md)\n- [Claude API vs DeepInfra](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-deepinfra.md)\n- [Claude API vs DeepSeek API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-deepseek-api.md)\n- [Claude API vs Gemini Developer API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-gemini-api.md)\n- [Claude API vs GroqCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-groq.md)\n- [Claude API vs Mistral AI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-mistral-api.md)\n- [Claude API vs OpenAI API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-openai-api.md)\n- [Claude API vs OpenRouter](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-openrouter.md)\n- [Claude API vs Prism Inference](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/anthropic-api-vs-prism-inference.md)\n- [Antseed vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/antseed-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [BlockRun.AI vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/blockrun-ai-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [DeepInfra vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepinfra-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [DeepSeek API vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-api-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [Gemini Developer API vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-api-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [GroqCloud vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/groq-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [Mistral AI API vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mistral-api-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [OpenAI API vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-api-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [OpenRouter vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openrouter-vs-sambanova.md)\n- [Prism Inference vs SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/prism-inference-vs-sambanova.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. 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