Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic's best speed-to-intelligence balance for agents, coding, and professional work at scale.
Pricing
Input$3 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Cached inputSee Anthropic pricing page
Output$15 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Prompt caching and batch discounts apply.
Cost bandPremium-balanced
Free tierAvailable in Claude chat; API is paid.
Limits
Context window1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Max output64k
Knowledge cutoffAug 2025
DeploymentClaude Platform, Bedrock, Vertex AI, Foundry
OpenAI-compatible APINo
ModalitiesText, Image input
Where it fits
Best forTeams that need near-flagship quality with faster latency and better price efficiency than Opus.
Business fitThe likely default Anthropic buy for product and platform teams.
Capabilities
Extended thinkingAdaptive thinkingTool useVisionPriority tier
Benchmark scores
Composite86 / 100
Coding90 / 100 (SWE-bench Verified)
Reasoning84 / 100 (GPQA Diamond)
Long context88 / 100 (RULER 1M)
Vision81 / 100 (MMMU)
Instruction following88 / 100 (IFEval)
Editorial aggregate of published benchmark results as of Feb 1, 2026. These are not independent measurements run by this site.
Change history
- Feb 17, 2026New modelClaude Sonnet 4.6 released 1M context, $3/$15 per 1M. Now the default Anthropic recommendation for agents and coding at scale.
Data
Last checkedJul 19, 2026
Cross-checked againstopenrouter.ai/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
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