Claude Sonnet 4 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Both have similar output pricing, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4 or Claude Sonnet 4.6 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4 | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Context window | 200K | 1M |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | — |
| Released | May 2025 | — |
| Aider Polyglot score | 61.3 | — |
| SWE-bench Verified score | 76.8 | — |
| GPQA Diamond score | 78.3 | 87.4 |
| FrontierMath score | 4.1 | 32.4 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1351 | 1458 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | 142 | 153 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | 1191 | 1283 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | — | 1523 |
FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 4 or Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper?
Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 have comparable output pricing.
Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4 or Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.