Claude Sonnet 5 vs Venice Uncensored 1.2
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 · venice/uncensored-1.2
As of October 25, 2026, Venice Uncensored 1.2 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.1120 per million input tokens and $0.5040 per million output, versus $0.1600 / $0.8000 for Claude Sonnet 5 — about 37% less on a blended 3:1 token mix. Both are reached through one OpenAI-compatible key and routed to the cheapest healthy seller, with no UberLLM fee added, so the price you see is the price you pay. Choose Venice Uncensored 1.2 to cut cost; choose Claude Sonnet 5 when context size wins — Claude Sonnet 5 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 128,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Venice Uncensored 1.2, side by side
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5 | Venice Uncensored 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.1600 | $0.1120 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.8000 | $0.5040 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 128,000 |
| Max output tokens | 64,000 | 32,768 |
| Input modalities | text | text, image |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | — | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| Cheapest seller | UberLLM | UberLLM |
| % off list | 92% off | 44% off |
Live prices via UberLLM, routed to the cheapest healthy seller. The price shown has no UberLLM fee added. Updated October 25, 2026.
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Venice Uncensored 1.2 — FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 5 or Venice Uncensored 1.2 cheaper?
Venice Uncensored 1.2 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 37%. UberLLM routes every request to the cheapest healthy seller and bills the price shown, with no fee added.
What's the price difference between Claude Sonnet 5 and Venice Uncensored 1.2?
Claude Sonnet 5: $0.1600 in / $0.8000 out per 1M tokens. Venice Uncensored 1.2: $0.1120 in / $0.5040 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 37% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Sonnet 5 and Venice Uncensored 1.2 with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.