Claude Opus 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6
Change modelsClaude Opus 4.6Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic
IndexAll categories, out of 100.
58.0 ±3.0 best
57.0 ±2.5
GapIndex points below the top.
Top
−1.0 · no clear gap
CoverageIndex weight that has results.
95%
100% best
SpeedOutput tokens per second.
36/s
44/s best
EloLMArena rating and rank.
1497 best
1458
ReleasedMonth of release.
2026-02
2026-02
Input / 1MUS dollars per 1M input tokens.
$5.00
$3.00 best
Output / 1MUS dollars per 1M output tokens.
$25.00
$15.00 best
Batch output / 1MBatch price per 1M output tokens.
$12.50
$7.50 best
1K chats2K tokens in, 500 out, each.
$22.50
$13.50 best
1K documents20K tokens in, 1K out, each.
$125.00
$75.00 best
1K agent tasks200K tokens in, 20K out, each.
$1,500.00
$900.00 best
ContextMaximum tokens in one request.
1M
1M
AgenticMulti-step tasks with tools.
57.8
59.7 best
CodingCode writing and repair.
59.2 best
58.9
ReasoningLogic problems and puzzles.
55.3
56.4 best
MultimodalTasks with images and text.
52.6
53.9 best
KnowledgeFacts and expert knowledge.
61.8 best
57.2
MultilingualTasks in many languages.
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56.6
InstructionTasks with strict prompt rules.
30.7 best
27.5
MathMath problems.
63.8 best
54.1
Benchmarks
34 sharedOnly Claude Opus 4.6: 30Only Claude Sonnet 4.6: 47
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6