AI Model Profile
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is Anthropic's Sonnet-tier model described in official docs as combining speed and intelligence.
- Family
- Claude
- Release date
- Unknown
- Status
- Deprecated
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Output limit
- Unknown
- API
- yes
- Open weights
- no
- Local/self-hosted
- no
- Pricing
- input $3; output $15 per million tokens (published list price, observed 2026-06-30)
- Evidence state
- Recheck due
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Best for
Candidate for balanced Claude API workflows that need reasoning, coding, and business task coverage.
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Strengths
Official docs list fast comparative latency and 1M-token context for Sonnet 4.6.
Weaknesses
Not open-weight in this profile; quality and latency should be tested against task-specific requirements.
Agent suitability
Candidate for agent workflows where a balance of speed and intelligence matters.
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Recheck due
- Source links
- 3
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: checked June 18, 2026
- Last updated
- June 29, 2026
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 is Anthropic’s Sonnet-tier model described in official docs as combining speed and intelligence.
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Coding notes
Useful to evaluate for coding tasks in Claude-based developer workflows.
Reasoning notes
Official docs list extended/adaptive thinking support for Sonnet 4.6.
Creative notes
Supports text and image input according to Anthropic Claude docs.
Research notes
Candidate for long-context research and synthesis workflows subject to source and cost review.
API pricing notes
$3 input MTok and $15 output MTok in Anthropic model overview as checked on 2026-06-18.
License notes
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