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AnthropicReleased February 17, 2026Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning)
Anthropic · Released February 17, 2026
Intelligence score
36
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 36
- Speed
- 47.6tokens/sec
- Latency
- 1.28stime to first token
- Input price
- $3.00per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $15.00per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 5tokens
- Parameters
- —
Summary
Comparison summary
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) scores 36 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17). Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) generates output at 47.6 tokens per second (based on Anthropic's API), which is at the lower end compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 64.2 t/s). Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) 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 Anthropic's API.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning) |
|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic |
| Release date | February 17, 2026 |
| Intelligence score | 36 |
| Speed | 47.6 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 1.28s |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 5 tokens |
| Parameters | — |
| Reasoning | No |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | No |
| License | — |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: claude-sonnet-4-6 |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning), as listed in the catalog record
- Input$3.00
- Output$15.00
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 |
| Output | $15.00 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: claude-sonnet-4-6
FAQ · 18
Frequently asked questions
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) was released on February 17, 2026.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) was created by Anthropic.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) scores 36 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 17).
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) generates output at 47.6 tokens per second (based on Anthropic's API), which is at the lower end compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 64.2 t/s).
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.28s (based on Anthropic's API), which is better than average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.56s).
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) 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 Anthropic's API.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (based on Anthropic's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $2.31 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
No, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) supports text and image input.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) supports text output.
Yes, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) has a context window of 1.0M tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is a proprietary model and Anthropic has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) achieves a score of 36 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is available via API through 4 providers.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Non-reasoning, High Effort) is available through 4 API providers.