How many providers offer Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4 is available from 4 providers and Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available from 5 providers. 4 providers offer both models, making it easy to switch between them.

What is the context window for Claude Sonnet 4 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4 has a 1M context window and Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 200K context window.

How is blended price calculated?

Blended price uses the formula (3 x input + 1 x output) / 4 per million tokens, reflecting typical usage where input tokens outnumber output tokens roughly 3:1.

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 — API Pricing Comparison 2026

Compare Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Sonnet 4.6 API pricing. See how the latest Anthropic update affects pricing across providers.

$6.00

Claude Sonnet 4 cheapest

$6.00

Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheapest

Claude Sonnet 4 context

200K

Claude Sonnet 4.6 context

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4 or Claude Sonnet 4.6?

Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper at $6.00/1M tokens via Anthropic, compared to Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $6.00/1M via Google Vertex AI. 4 providers offer both models.

Model Specifications

Spec	Claude Sonnet 4	Claude Sonnet 4.6
Type	chat	chat
Parameters	—	—
Context Window	1M	200K
Arena ELO	1300	1350
Quality Tier	Frontier	Frontier
Open Weight	No	No
Cheapest Price	$6.00/1M	$6.00/1M
Cheapest Provider	Anthropic	Google Vertex AI
Providers	4	5

Price Comparison by Provider

5 providers

Provider	Claude Sonnet 4 Input/1M	Claude Sonnet 4 Output/1M	Claude Sonnet 4.6 Input/1M	Claude Sonnet 4.6 Output/1M
Anthropic	$3.00	$15.00	$3.00	$15.00
AWS Bedrock	$3.00	$15.00	$3.30	$16.50
Azure OpenAI	—	—	$3.00	$15.00
Google Vertex AI	$3.00	$15.00	$3.00	$15.00
OpenRouter	$3.60	$18.00	$3.60	$18.00

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Green highlights the cheaper model at each provider. Updated every 6 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Claude Sonnet 4 is cheaper at $6.00/1M tokens (via Anthropic) compared to Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $6.00/1M tokens (via Google Vertex AI). Prices vary by provider — Sector HQ tracks them all.

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Updated every 6 hours.