Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) API Pricing
Anthropic · released 2026-02-17
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) price
0.300¢ / 1K
1.50¢ / 1K
0.600¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.6¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0195 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.1650 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.1200 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $180.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $15.00).
Benchmarks
#96 of 547
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Hy3-preview (Reasoning) | 22.7 | $0.10 |
| Ling-3.0-flash-Fin | 22.6 | $0.111 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) | 24.4 | $0.142 |
| Solar Mini 4 | 24.1 | $0.175 |
| MiMo-V2.5 | 21.8 | $0.175 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Inkling (Xhigh) | 25.0 | $1.762 |
| GPT-5 Codex (High) | 24.9 | $3.438 |
| Grok 4.3 (High) | 24.9 | $1.563 |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) | 24.7 | $6.00 |
| GPT-5.1 (High) | 24.7 | $3.438 |
| Solar Open2 250B | 24.7 | — |
| Ling-3.0-flash-VL | 24.6 | — |
More from Anthropic
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | 57.6 | $8.00 |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | 56.0 | $4.00 |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (Max, Default Fallback) | 53.4 | $20.00 |
| Claude Opus 5 (Max) | 50.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Fable 5 (Max, Opus 4.8 Fallback) | 49.6 | $20.00 |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 (Max) | 43.4 | $0.20 |
| Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) | 41.8 | $10.00 |
| Claude Opus 4.7 (Max) | 40.7 | $10.00 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) See Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) is developed by Anthropic, released 2026-02-17.
How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) cost per million tokens?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens ($6.00 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) API price?
The Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) API price is $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens ($6.00 per 1M blended).
How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.6¢ on Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High), at $3.00/1M input and $15.00/1M output.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) free?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)'s official API list price is $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Anthropic's site for those.
How does Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) rank on benchmarks?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) scores 24.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #96 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High)?
Yes — Hy3-preview (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (22.7) at $0.10/1M blended, versus $6.00/1M for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.