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Claude Sonnet 4.6

See how this model performed in tests and what it could cost for your tasks.
Thinking setting tested: medium · adaptive thinking.

Data reviewed · LiveBench question set: 25 June 2026 · View every source ↗ · Download the data ↓

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Agent Fit69.4General agent profile
Practical Value54.870% capability · 30% cost
Estimated monthly API cost$601,000 calls · 10K input + 2K output
Catalog context window1.00MAdvertised capacity

Results by type of task

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ReasoningCodingAgentic codeMathematicsDataLanguageInstructions
Reasoning84.8 / 100
Coding79.3 / 100
Agentic coding42.6 / 100
Mathematics87.0 / 100
Data analysis77.9 / 100
Language76.1 / 100
Instruction following63.2 / 100

What the evidence says

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores 73.0 on LiveBench, averaging its seven task categories equally. Its highest measured category is mathematics (87.0); its lowest is agentic coding (42.6). Categories differ in difficulty, so these are test results, not universal strengths or weaknesses.

Our General agent profile produces an Agent Fit score of 69.4 by emphasizing reasoning, instruction following, agentic coding, coding and data analysis. See the exact weights or adjust the profile in the interactive comparison.

How people rated its answers

We have not confirmed an Arena result for this exact version and thinking setting, so we leave Evidence Consensus blank. A result for another version or setting could be misleading.

API features to verify

The catalog lists tool-calling support and image input. These are declared features, not evaluations of tool accuracy or visual understanding.

This is a proprietary model accessed through a provider. Availability, rate limits, data handling and service tiers depend on the endpoint and account.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing

Input is what you send to the model; output is what it produces, including charged thinking tokens. Prices are per million tokens, the small pieces of text the model processes.

Input / 1M tokens$3
Output / 1M tokens$15

Direct/source price observed 2026-10-15; catalog offer rechecked 2026-10-15. Older observations remain dated until verified again.

At the baseline of 1,000 calls, 10,000 input tokens and 2,000 billed output tokens per call, the text API estimate is $60. Reasoning belongs in billed output. Caching, tools, retries, long-context premiums, service tiers, hosting and taxes are excluded.

Trace this model to the source

LiveBench row ID
claude-sonnet-4-6-thinking-auto-medium-effort
Question-set release
2026-06-25 · Source CSV ↗
Arena configuration
No verified matching observation
Reviewed snapshot
2026-10-15

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AI Agent Store · Model comparisons · Data reviewed 2026-10-15Sources, limitations & corrections ↗