Claude Sonnet 4.6

Feb 2026
Claude Sonnet 4.6
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$3 / $15per 1M in / outcache $0.30
51 tok/sfirst token in 1 s?
1Mcontext

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History

7 versions
2030405060Jul 25Jan 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.244.54.655.5
2030405060Jul 25Jan 26Jul 26Release dateAA Intelligence Index 4.3.244.54.655.5

Benchmarks

all categories
Chat & Knowledge
MLCR-AA20#21
MMLU-Pro · official boardlab87.3
HealthBench Professional length-adjustedlab44.4
GPQA Diamond79.9#116
Coding
Agents & Tool Use
Writing & Language
Vision & Documents

FAQ

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost?›

$3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.30 per 1M.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 free to use?›

There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $3 per 1M input tokens.

How good is Claude Sonnet 4.6, and what is it best at?›

#152 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #46 of 132 in Coding, #61 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #27 of 195 in Writing & Language, #67 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Knowledge.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 better than Beam 1.0 501B A23B?›

On AA Intelligence Index 4.3.2, Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores 30.1 vs 30.3 — about the same.

How can I use Claude Sonnet 4.6?›

Through the API of Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, Azure, Claude Platform on AWS, DeepInfra and 1 more.

What is the context window of Claude Sonnet 4.6?›

1M tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.

When was Claude Sonnet 4.6 released? Is there a newer version?›

Released 2026-02-17. It has been superseded by Claude Sonnet 5.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 open source?›

No, Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is MiMo v2.6 Pro.

Can Claude Sonnet 4.6 read images?›

It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.

What is Claude Sonnet 4.6?›

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a closed language model from Anthropic, released Feb 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Claude Sonnet 4.6?›

Claude Sonnet 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), MiMo v2.6 Pro (open weights).