Claude Sonnet 4.6
Balanced mid-tier Claude with 1M context at flat rate; prompt caching cuts cached input ~90%, batch 50% cheaper.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 strengths
- Strong coding at lower cost than Opus
- 1M context window
- Fast and reliable
- Excellent for agentic tooling
Pricing & context
| Context window | 1M tokens |
| Input price /1M | $3.00 |
| Output price /1M | $15.00 |
| Modalities | text, image |
Cost guide: a typical call of ~10K input + 2K output tokens runs roughly $3.00 × 0.01 + $15.00 × 0.002 — worth modelling against cheaper tiers before committing high-volume traffic.
When to choose Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is best for Everyday coding, agents, and production apps wanting Claude quality without flagship pricing. If your workload is more cost-sensitive, weigh it against Llama 4 Scout (~$0.08 (varies by host) input /1M) first.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 FAQ
How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is priced at $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (public API list price), with a 1M tokens context window.
What is Claude Sonnet 4.6 best for?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic is best for Everyday coding, agents, and production apps wanting Claude quality without flagship pricing.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 multimodal?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports text, image.
Tools that use Claude Sonnet 4.6
Other models
All models →| 01 | GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $5.00 | → |
| 02 | GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $2.50 | → |
| 03 | GPT-5.4 mini | OpenAI | $0.75 | → |
| 04 | Claude Opus 4.8 | Anthropic | $5.00 | → |