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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June)

Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis

Canonical slug: claude-35-sonnet-june-24 · Canonical model registry at build time

Intelligence

8 score

Input Price

$3.00 / 1M tokens

Output Price

$15.00 / 1M tokens

Executive Assessment

Routing Verdict & Tradeoffs

Ethen Routing Verdict

Budget-friendly / task-specific model

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) scores 8 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17). Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $1.88) and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $7.75), based on the median across providers serving the model.

Best for high-volume, simple, or domain-specific tasks where cost or speed matters more than deep reasoning.

Task Fit Assessment

WorkloadRatingNotes
Complex reasoning & agentic workflowssuboptimalIntelligence score 8 is better suited for straightforward tasks than multi-step reasoning.
Cost-sensitive pipelinesviableOutput pricing at $15.00 is premium. Route high-volume simple tasks to cheaper alternatives.

Cost Pressure Analysis

High

Pricing is premium — input $3.00, output $15.00. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.

Cheaper substitutes: Lower-cost models for repetitive or high-volume work, Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts

Technical Specifications

Architecture and Limits

SpecificationValueValidation Authority
Model typeProprietaryinferred
ReasoningNofaq
Input modalitiesClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) supports image input.faq
Output modalitiesClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) supports text only output.faq
Context window200k tokensfaq
Open weights / sourceNo, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.faq
ParametersClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) is a proprietary model and Anthropic has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.faq
Knowledge cutoffClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) has a knowledge cutoff of April 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.faq
API availabilityYes, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) is available via API through 1 provider.faq

Evidence charts

Profile visualizations

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Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 4242AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June): 8.38.3AClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June)

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

Retrieved 2026-07-08

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Retrieval date:
2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 4242AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June): 8.38.3AClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June)

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
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Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0204060Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6060AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 5555AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GLM-5.2 (max): 5151?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 5050GGemini 3.5 FlashMiniMax-M3: 4444?MiniMax-M3DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 4444DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Kimi K2.6: 4444KKimi K2.6Muse Spark: 4343?Muse SparkNemotron 3 Ultra: 3838NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): 3838xGrok 4.3 (high)Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June): 8.38.3AClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June)

Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

088175263350gpt-oss-120b (high): 316316AIgpt-oss-120b (high)Nemotron 3 Ultra: 248248NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 216216?GLM-5.2 (max)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 192192GGemini 3.5 FlashGrok 4.3 (high): 164164xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 9595?MiniMax-M3GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 8888AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Kimi K2.6: 7676KKimi K2.6DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 7272DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 7171AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…

Context Window

Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
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Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0250k500k750k1MGemini 3.5 Flash: 1M1MGGemini 3.5 FlashClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 1M1MAClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GLM-5.2 (max): 1M1M?GLM-5.2 (max)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): 1M1MDDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)Grok 4.3 (high): 1M1MxGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: 1M1M?MiniMax-M3Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 1M1MAClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 1M1MxGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 922k922kAIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 922k922kAIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June): 200k200kAClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June)

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

00.51Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 0.40.4AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 0.10.1AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 0.10.1GGemini 3.5 FlashGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 00AIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.6 27B: 00QQwen3.6 27BNova 2.0 Pro Preview: 00?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewGLM-5.2 (max): 00?GLM-5.2 (max)Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 00xGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)Kimi K2.6: 00KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: 00NNemotron 3 Ultra

Cost per Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
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Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): $2.75$2.75AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): $0.86$0.86AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: $0.59$0.59GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): $0.37$0.37?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: $0.35$0.35KKimi K2.6Nemotron 3 Ultra: $0.24$0.24NNemotron 3 UltraGrok 4.3 (high): $0.14$0.14xGrok 4.3 (high)MiniMax-M3: $0.12$0.12?MiniMax-M3gpt-oss-120b (high): $0.06$0.06AIgpt-oss-120b (high)DeepSeek V4 Pro (max): $0.04$0.04DDeepSeek V4 Pro (max)

Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0200400600Claude Fable 5 (with fallback): 508508AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 132132AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)Gemini 3.5 Flash: 114114GGemini 3.5 FlashQwen3.6 27B: 8888QQwen3.6 27BGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 6666AIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 5353?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewNemotron 3 Ultra: 3434NNemotron 3 UltraGLM-5.2 (max): 3333?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 2525KKimi K2.6Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 2222xGrok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output

Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis

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2026-07-08
Methodology:
Independent test run by Artificial Analysis on dedicated hardware.

0250k500k750k1MClaude Fable 5 (with fallback): 6161AClaude Fable 5 (with fal…GPT-5.5 (xhigh): 3636AIGPT-5.5 (xhigh)GPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning): 3636AIGPT-5.5 (Non-reasoning)Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June): 1818AClaude 3.5 Sonnet (June)Claude Sonnet 5 (Non-reasoning): 1212AClaude Sonnet 5 (Non-rea…Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 1111?Nova 2.0 Pro PreviewGemini 3.5 Flash: 1111GGemini 3.5 FlashGLM-5.2 (max): 6.16.1?GLM-5.2 (max)Kimi K2.6: 5.15.1KKimi K2.6Claude 3.5 Haiku: 4.94.9AClaude 3.5 Haikucache Hitinputoutput

Methodology

Methodology & Provenance

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Frequently Asked Questions

Model FAQs & Technical Disclosures

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June '24) was released on June 21, 2024.