// model_detail
active balanced
Claude Sonnet 4.6
by Anthropic
Fast balanced model with extended + adaptive thinking. 1M context, 64K output.
Context window 1M 1M tokens
Max output 64K 64K tokens
Pricing /1M tok $3.00 in / $15.00 out per 1M tokens (API)
Released Mar 24, 2026
// specifications
Specs & capabilities
API details
- API model ID
claude-sonnet-4-6- Internal ID
claude-sonnet-4-6- Status
- active
- Type
- balanced
Capabilities
- Vision
- 👁️ Yes
- Function calling
- 🔧 Yes
- Knowledge cutoff
- 📅 2026-01
Pricing
- Input
- $3.00 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $15.00 / 1M tokens
- Source
- First-party API pricing
Lifecycle
- Predecessor
- Claude Sonnet 4.5
// notes
Additional notes
Best speed/intelligence balance, 1M context
// more_from_anthropic
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Claude Opus 4.5 legacy frontier
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Claude Haiku 4.5 active fast
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Claude Sonnet 4.5 legacy balanced
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Claude Opus 4.1 legacy frontier
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Claude Opus 4 legacy frontier
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