Which is cheaper for input tokens: Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.
Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Input delta: $0.00Output delta: $0.00Monthly delta: $0.00
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
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| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | anthropic | anthropic |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $1,260 | $1,260 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| MMLU Score | N/A | 77.2 |
| GPQA | N/A | 59.9 |
Price History
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 Pricing Trend
Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
Current Input / 1M
$3.00
Current Output / 1M
$15.00
Price History
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pricing Trend
Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
Current Input / 1M
$3.00
Current Output / 1M
$15.00
Cost Calculator
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Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4
$1,260
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Lower costAnthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6
$1,260
per month
Live Recommendation
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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FAQ
Common questions for Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 vs Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing decisions.
Which is cheaper for output tokens: Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 or Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper or equal on output token cost by $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What is the projected monthly cost difference between Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 and Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6?
$0.00 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
How should I choose between Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4 and Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6?
Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.