2026-Q2 · Updated 2026-05-15

Will you get scammed?

We track every discount gateway selling Claude, GPT-4o, and Gemini — what they charge, whether they're up, and whether Sonnet on the box is actually Sonnet.

Not a sponsored list. Rankings move when the receipts move.

11

Gateways tracked

7

Audited this month

−50%

Best verified Sonnet discount

1

Suspect substitution flagged

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How much is Claude — and can you trust them?

Sonnet 4.6 input per 1M tokens vs. Anthropic official ($3.00). Sorted by trust score · verified 2026-05-15.

Full comparison

Prices scraped or self-reported · Authenticity = deterministic fingerprint vs official API · Uptime = hourly 5-prompt ping NA+EU · Not financial advice

How we test

Four questions. One honest answer each.

Independent research — not sponsored placement. Affiliate links are disclosed; they never touch a score.

01

Pricing

We scrape and audit what gateways claim vs. what they bill. Monthly $5 spend, line-item reconciliation, public ledger.

02

Model authenticity

Deterministic fingerprint at temp=0 against the official API. If Sonnet on the box isn't Sonnet, we publish the verdict.

03

Time in business

Domain age, registry records, Wayback history. New .cloud domains with no footprint score lower — that's the point.

04

Uptime

Hourly 5-prompt ping per model, NA + EU. Thumbs up or down — not a latency benchmark, just: are they answering?

Graveyard

Inactive / offline gateways

Domains that were reported as resellers but no longer resolve.

  • The Clay Bay

    theclaybay.com

    NXDOMAIN
  • Quartarly (defunct)

    quartarly.cloud

    NXDOMAIN

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