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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic’s balanced Claude tier for broad production use, coding, and agent orchestration.
Overall score
92
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Context window
200K tokens
Speed
Balanced
Input pricing
$3 / 1M input tokens
Output pricing
$15 / 1M output tokens
Score breakdown
Capability93
Use-case fit95
Cost efficiency85
Speed87
Reliability93
Agent readiness95
Ecosystem92
Scores combine benchmark signals, product experience, and editorial weighting. Use them as a practical guide, not an absolute truth claim.
Best for
CodingAgent automation
Works with
Claude CodeAnthropic APILangChainMCP clients
Modalities
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Sources & trust
Officially verified core fields
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Anthropic official
Official site · Tier 5 · Apr 9, 2026
Official link
Claude models overview
Official docs · Tier 5 · Apr 9, 2026
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Anthropic API pricing
Pricing page · Tier 5 · Apr 9, 2026
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 VerdictLens review
Manual review · Tier 3 · Apr 9, 2026
Best-fit guidanceWorks-with guidanceStrengthsCaveatsOverall scoreScore breakdown
Last verified: Apr 9, 2026
Strengths
- One of the strongest default choices for practical coding and agent work.
- Better price-performance than the premium Opus tier for many teams.
Things to watch
- Still premium-priced versus budget routing tiers.
- May not justify use on simple high-volume automation.