Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet model optimized for coding, agents and complex workflows

Published
scheduleReleasedSeptember 29, 2025

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is positioned as a high-quality model for coding, long-form reasoning, agent workflows and structured professional writing. It is a strong option when reliability and instruction following matter.

starsCapabilities

visibilityVision understandingcodeFunction callingstreamStreaming output

paymentsContext and pricing

Context limit200,000
Max output64,000
Knowledge cutoff2025-07-31
Input price$3/ 1M tokens
Output price$15/ 1M tokens
Cached input price$0.3/ 1M tokens

historyVersions and aliases

Model IDclaude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
Version dateSeptember 29, 2025
Sourcemodels.dev

descriptionOverview

Overview

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is a capable model for demanding knowledge work, especially code, analysis and multi-step task execution.

Best for

Use it for coding agents, document-heavy workflows, technical writing, planning and assistant products that need careful instruction following.

lightbulbUse cases

  • Coding agents
  • Technical writing
  • Long document analysis
  • Planning and multi-step workflows

thumb_upStrengths

  • Strong coding performance
  • Good long-context behavior
  • Careful instruction following
  • Useful for agentic workflows

infoLimitations

  • May cost more than compact models
  • Latency can vary by provider
  • Availability depends on upstream access

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