Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
A model that provides near-flagship performance for coding, agents, and enterprise workflows at a lower price point.
Our editorial assessment as of Apr 24, 2026, based on the public sources listed below.
Overall rank
#6
Tier
S
Score
91.0
Main category
Overall
Strengths
- Approaches Opus-level intelligence at a fraction of the cost.
- Features a 1 million token context window.
- Strong performance on coding and computer use benchmarks like SWE-bench and OSWorld.
Considerations
- Performance is generally below the top-tier Opus 4.6 model.
- Does not lead in raw benchmark scores against other frontier models.
Price
API $3.00 / 1M tokens (input), $15.00 / 1M tokens (output)
Score breakdown
Performance
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Reputation
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Price
60.0
Recency
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Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
Sources
- Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.6Accessed: 2026-04-20
- TeamDay.ai Frontier AI Models 2026Accessed: 2026-04-20