Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
★ Elite9.0
/ 10
Sonnet 4.6 is Anthropic's most capable Sonnet-class model yet, with frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work. It excels at iterative development, complex codebase navigation, end-to-end project management with...
Specifications
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Lab | Anthropic |
| Tags | Intelligent Coding Agentic |
| Overall Score | 9.0/10 |
| Release Date | 2026-02 |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 |
| Input Modalities | Text, Image, File |
| Output Modalities | Text |
Strengths
- Frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work
- Most capable Sonnet-class model — closing gap with Opus tier
- Excellent for iterative development and complex codebase navigation
- Confident computer use for web QA and workflow automation
Weaknesses
- Priced above previous Sonnet generation ($3/$15 per 1M tokens)
- Still below Opus on the hardest reasoning benchmarks
Best For
- Day-to-day coding and iterative development
- Agentic automation and computer use
- Professional document creation and editing
Sources & Further Reading
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