Anthropic API key setup
Claude API by Anthropic. State-of-the-art reasoning models with usage-based pricing and no monthly subscription required.
Get your key
- Open the Anthropic API keys page: console.anthropic.com/settings/keys
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon key manager — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
No recurring free tier advertised as of the last check . Usage is billed per the provider's listed pricing — you pay them directly, no Dracon markup.
Rate limits: Varies by usage tier
Connection details
- Base URL
https://api.anthropic.com- API shape
- anthropic
- Env var
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY- Models
- claude-sonnet-4-5, claude-haiku-4-5, claude-opus-4-1
- Model lineup
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 4 Opus, Claude 4.5 Haiku, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Claude 4.1 Opus