Is Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper?
Their total cost is roughly equal: $3 / 1M tokens input / $15 / 1M tokens output.
Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Compare Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 (Anthropic) and Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.
Which should you pick?
- Price: roughly equal total cost ($3 / 1M tokens input / $15 / 1M tokens output).
Side by side
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 — full comparison
Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.
| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Context | Capabilities | Best for | Latency | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 | Anthropic | $3 / 1M tokens | $15 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision | image understanding, multimodal chat | 1000-3000ms | Catalog | Platform curated |
| Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | Anthropic | $3 / 1M tokens | $15 / 1M tokens | 1M | StreamingTool callingJSON modeVision | image understanding, multimodal chat | 1000-3000ms | Catalog | Platform curated |
FAQ
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 FAQ
Which has a larger context window, Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Both offer the same context window: 1M tokens.
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 for Vision: which should I pick?
Both target Vision. Pick Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 to optimize cost, or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.