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⚖️ BalancedMid-Range

Claude Sonnet 4.6

by Anthropic

Improved Sonnet with frontier-level coding, computer use, and reasoning at balanced pricing

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Input Price

$3

per 1M tokens

Output Price

$15

per 1M tokens

Context Window

1,000K

tokens (65.536K max output)

Specifications

Release Date2026-02-18
Category⚖️ Balanced
Context Window1,000,000 tokens
Max Output65,536 tokens
ProviderAnthropic
Input Cost$3 / 1M tokens
Output Cost$15 / 1M tokens
Price TierMid-Range

Capabilities

textvisioncodereasoningcomputer-use

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Monthly Cost Estimates

Usage LevelDaily TokensDailyMonthlyYearly
Light~50 requests/day100K in / 20K out$0.60$18.00$219
Medium~200 requests/day500K in / 100K out$3.00$90.00$1095
Heavy~1K requests/day2,000K in / 500K out$13.50$405.00$4928
Enterprise~5K requests/day10,000K in / 2,000K out$60.00$1800.00$21900

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 API cost per million tokens?▼
Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens as of 2026. These are the standard API rates from Anthropic.
What is the Claude Sonnet 4.6 context window?▼
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports a 1M context window (1,000,000 tokens), which means you can process up to 1M tokens in a single API call.
How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost per month?▼
At medium usage (~200 requests/day with 500K input and 100K output tokens/day), Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs approximately $90.00/month. Light usage runs about $18.00/month, and heavy usage (~1K requests/day) around $405.00/month.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Claude Sonnet 4.6?▼
Yes — GPT-5.4 by OpenAI is a cheaper option at $2.5/M input tokens vs $3/M for Claude Sonnet 4.6. Other budget alternatives include models in the efficient tier.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 good for ai agent / agentic workflows?▼
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a balanced model with support for text, vision, code. For ai agent / agentic workflows, it offers 1M context and costs $3/M input tokens — a mid-range option for this use case.

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