API Keys5 min

AnthropicAPIKey

Get access to Claude models (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) for text generation, analysis, and structured output.

Access to Claude models (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) for text generation, analysis, and structured output.

Quick Setup

  1. Go to console.anthropic.com and create an account
  2. Navigate to API Keys in the left sidebar
  3. Click Create Key and give it a descriptive name
  4. Copy the key immediately -- it won't be shown again

Configuration Notes

  • Free tier: $5 credit on signup, enough for weeks of light usage
  • Pricing: Pay-as-you-go with no minimum spend. Haiku 4.5 runs at $1/$5 per million input/output tokens. Sonnet 4.5 at $3/$15.
  • Most nxsi.io projects use Haiku 4.5 for batch/repetitive work and Sonnet 4.5 for synthesis tasks. Typical daily cost for an automated pipeline is $0.05-0.15.
  • Store the key in an environment variable (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). Never commit it to version control.