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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 from Anthropic is an advanced AI with a context length of one million tokens and the capability to process text, images, and files. It supports reasoning and integrates tools for more practical applications; however, structured output capabilities are not specified in its features. For those seeking robust multimodal processing and tool integration at a cost-effective price point-Claude Sonnet 4.6 stands out with its blended benchmark score of 81.4 across five independent benchmarks, making it a solid choice for users willing to pay $3.0 per million input tokens and $15.0 per million output tokens.
Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$3.00
per 1M tokens
Output Price
$15.00
per 1M tokens
Context Window
1,000,000
tokens
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 81.4 across 5 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-07-29. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | code editing across languages | 61.3 |
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 77.9 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 100.0 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 67.3 |
| EQ-Bench | emotional understanding in dialogue | 80.0 |
- Model ID
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
- Vendor
- anthropic
- Released
- February 2026
- Tokenizer
- Claude
- Input Modalities
- text, image, file
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 128,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- yes
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.11 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $2.25 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $45.00 |
Strong choice for
Code
SQL Generation
Writing correct, performant SQL from natural-language prompts.
Code
Code Review
Spotting bugs, security issues, and style problems in pull requests.
Code
Code Refactoring
Safely restructuring an existing codebase across many files.
Code
Bug Fixing
Diagnosing root cause and producing a working patch.
Code
Unit Test Generation
Generating thorough test suites for existing functions.
Code
Code Documentation
Writing clear docstrings and READMEs that match the code.
Category rankings
Where Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 places across the 61 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | SQL GenerationCode · of 25 ranked | 184 |
| #2 | Code ReviewCode · of 25 ranked | 184 |
| #2 | Code RefactoringCode · of 25 ranked | 181 |
| #2 | Unit Test GenerationCode · of 25 ranked | 167 |
| #2 | Code DocumentationCode · of 25 ranked | 149 |
| #2 | Regex WritingCode · of 25 ranked | 140 |
| #2 | CI/CD PipelinesCode · of 25 ranked | 156 |
| #2 | Frontend Component DesignCode · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #2 | CSV / Spreadsheet CleanupData · of 25 ranked | 163 |
| #2 | ETL ScriptingData · of 25 ranked | 168 |
| #2 | OCR / Document ParsingData · of 25 ranked | 152 |
| #2 | Table Extraction from PDFsData · of 25 ranked | 152 |
| #2 | Long-Document SummarizationWriting · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Blog Post WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #2 | Marketing CopyWriting · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #2 | Creative WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Screenwriting & DialogWriting · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Language TranslationWriting · of 25 ranked | 140 |
| #2 | Academic WritingWriting · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Legal DraftingProfessional · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Legal ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked | 185 |
| #2 | Financial AnalysisProfessional · of 25 ranked | 171 |
| #2 | Medical Note SummarizationProfessional · of 25 ranked | 168 |
| #2 | Scientific ResearchProfessional · of 25 ranked | 185 |
| #2 | Math TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 159 |
| #2 | Physics TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 160 |
| #2 | History TutoringEducation · of 25 ranked | 157 |
| #2 | Essay GradingEducation · of 25 ranked | 184 |
| #2 | Standardized Test PrepEducation · of 25 ranked | 136 |
| #2 | Sales / Cold EmailBusiness · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #2 | Meeting NotesBusiness · of 25 ranked | 160 |
| #2 | Resume WritingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 120 |
| #2 | Job Application DraftingBusiness · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #2 | RFP ResponseBusiness · of 25 ranked | 192 |
| #2 | SOP / Process DocsBusiness · of 25 ranked | 143 |
| #2 | OKRs & Strategic PlanningBusiness · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Diagram ExtractionVision · of 25 ranked | 156 |
| #2 | Screenshot DebuggingVision · of 25 ranked | 149 |
| #2 | Chart & Graph ReadingVision · of 25 ranked | 160 |
| #2 | Browser AutomationAgents · of 25 ranked | 180 |
| #2 | Function / Tool CallingAgents · of 25 ranked | 159 |
| #2 | RAG PipelinesAgents · of 25 ranked | 181 |
| #2 | Long-Context Q&AAgents · of 25 ranked | 169 |
| #2 | Character RoleplayPersonal · of 25 ranked | 161 |
| #2 | Fiction CollaboratorPersonal · of 25 ranked | 185 |
| #2 | Journaling HelperPersonal · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #2 | Recipe GenerationPersonal · of 25 ranked | 124 |
| #2 | Fitness CoachingPersonal · of 25 ranked | 143 |
| #2 | Trip PlanningPersonal · of 25 ranked | 148 |
| #2 | Tutoring for KidsPersonal · of 25 ranked | 140 |
| #2 | Math ProofsResearch · of 25 ranked | 173 |
| #2 | Literature ReviewResearch · of 25 ranked | 185 |
| #2 | Experiment DesignResearch · of 25 ranked | 170 |
| #3 | Bug FixingCode · of 25 ranked | 197 |
| #3 | Data AnalysisData · of 25 ranked | 183 |
| #3 | Contract ReviewProfessional · of 25 ranked | 197 |
| #3 | Agent WorkflowsAgents · of 25 ranked | 209 |
| #3 | Coding AgentsAgents · of 25 ranked | 209 |
| #3 | Scientific CodingResearch · of 25 ranked | 197 |
| #5 | Transcript CleanupWriting · of 25 ranked | 146 |
| #19 | Trivia & General KnowledgePersonal · of 25 ranked | 120 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost?
- $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6's context window?
- 1,000,000 tokens, roughly 1,500 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.