Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Sonar
Input price
$3.00
$1.00
Output price
$15.00
$1.00
Context window
1000K
127K
Throughput
172 tok/s
147 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
99.8%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.003
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-SONNET-
SONAR
Chat assistant
$2,700
$420.00
RAG / long context
$4,950
$1,290
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$1,080
Efficiency score: Sonar
Across price, speed and reliability, Sonar offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Sonar cheaper?+
Sonar has the lower input price — $1.00 vs $3.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Sonar?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Sonar offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.