Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Claude 3.5 Sonnet cheaper?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Claude 3.5 Sonnet?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Both have similar output pricing, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Claude 3.5 Sonnet based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.6	Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Provider	DigitalOcean	DigitalOcean
Input / 1M tokens	$3.00	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$15.00	$15.00
Context window	1M	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Feb 2026	Jun 2024

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FAQ

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