Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6: a claude-sonnet model from Anthropic, ~1M context, knowledge cutoff 2025-08-31

Published
scheduleReleasedFebruary 17, 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a claude-sonnet model from Anthropic (~1M context, input around $3/1M tokens). Suitable for assistants, content generation, knowledge Q&A and business automation

starsCapabilities

visibilityVision understandingcodeFunction callingdata_objectStructured output

paymentsContext and pricing

Context limit1,000,000
Max output128,000
Knowledge cutoff2025-08-31
Input price$3/ 1M tokens
Output price$15/ 1M tokens
Cached input price$0.3/ 1M tokens

descriptionOverview

Overview

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is provided by Anthropic, model ID claude-sonnet-4-6

Key specs

  • Context: 1M tokens
  • Max output: 128K tokens
  • Knowledge cutoff: 2025-08-31
  • Input price: $3/1M
  • Output price: $15/1M

Best for

Consider Claude Sonnet 4.6 when comparing context length, pricing, multimodal support and relay availability

lightbulbUse cases

  • Image and multimodal Q&A
  • Visual content analysis
  • Document and screenshot understanding

thumb_upStrengths

  • Very long context (~1M), good for long documents and codebases
  • Supports image and multimodal input
  • High single-response output limit (~128K)

infoLimitations

  • Knowledge cutoff 2025-08-31; newer facts need external retrieval
  • Pricing and availability vary by upstream and relay; verify with official docs and tests

linkReferences

This content is compiled from official documentation and public sources. Always refer to official documentation for final details