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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

  1. Open the Anthropic API keys page: console.anthropic.com/settings/keys
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. 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
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