Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic llmMid-tier Sonnet upgrade with a 1M-token beta context window, approaching Opus-level intelligence at Sonnet 4.5 pricing.
overall ⌄
64.1
17 of 93 ranked
price · $/M tokens
3 / 15
in / out, as of 2026-07-25
to run it yourself ⌄
API only
no weights to run
Benchmarks
What its maker published, and what anyone else measured. Every figure links the document it came from.
Cheaper, and at least as good
On a 1,000-in, 1,000-out call these cost less and rank no lower — a hard comparison to argue with, and a narrow one. Value covers what it misses.
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Lineage
No recorded lineage — root or standalone model.
Metadata
| org | Anthropic |
| released | 2026-02-17 |
| license | proprietary |