Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing
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Short answer
Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. It scores 77.4% on SWE-bench Verified and 60.4% on ARC-AGI-2. GPT-6 Luna scores about as well on ARC-AGI-2 (59.3%) for $0.20 per 1M blended tokens versus $6.
Prices updated Oct 23, 2026 (APIpulse, CC BY 4.0) · Benchmarks: ARC Prize, Vals.ai · all models
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Enter your monthly usage in millions of tokens (1M tokens ≈ 750,000 words).
Standard rates; batch processing and prompt caching can lower the bill.
Benchmarks
Cheaper models with similar scores
Within 3 points on the same benchmark, at a lower blended price.
- GPT-6 LunaARC-AGI-2 59.3% · $0.20 / 1M
- Claude Haiku 5.5ARC-AGI-2 61.3% · $0.20 / 1M
- GLM-5.3 FlashSWE-bench Verified 92% · $0.24 / 1M
Other Anthropic models
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | $4 | $20 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $2 | $10 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | $0.10 | $0.50 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 | $10 | $50 |
| Claude Fable 5 | $10 | $50 |
| Claude Mythos 5 | $10 | $50 |
| Claude Opus 5 | $5 | $25 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $2 | $10 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Claude Sonnet 4.6 API cost?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens a month costs $60.
What is the context window of Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports a 1M token context window.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Claude Sonnet 4.6?
GPT-6 Luna scores 59.3% on ARC-AGI-2, close to Claude Sonnet 4.6, at $0.20 per 1M blended tokens versus $6.