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#30

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic Release: 2026-02-17 Tested on: 2026-04-11 01:44 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6::medium
~1T total (~100B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(medium) (none)

Summary

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores 8.0 on AI BENCHY and ranks #30. It has N/A reliability, a 74.1% pass rate, $1.161 total cost, and 12.66s average response time.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Estimated
Parameters
~1T total (~100B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. Vendor does not disclose parameter counts.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

8.0

Consistency

9.5

Reliability

N/A

Total Cost (Current Price)

$1.161

Total Output Tokens

68,852

Total Input Tokens

0

Input Price

$3.000 / 1M

Output Price

$15.000 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 5

Attempt pass rate: 74.1%

Flaky tests

1

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

12.66s

Response Time (max): 46.35s

Response Time (total): 126.62s

Extra formatting: 2 Wrong answer: 2 Timed out: 1

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#30 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 02:03 Re-test 7.8 10.0 $2.126 Compare
2026-07-16 22:27 New test added 7.8 10.0 $2.057 Compare
2026-06-04 13:42 New test added 7.4 10.0 $1.418 Compare
2026-05-22 00:14 Suite changed 7.6 10.0 $1.330 Compare
2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run 8.0 N/A $1.161 Current run

Run comparison

RunBenchmark coverageScoreConsistencyReliabilityTests CorrectFlaky testsTotal Output TokensTotal Input TokensTotal CostResponse Time (avg)
2026-04-11 01:44 · First recorded run54/54 attempts8.09.5N/A13/18168,8520$1.16112.66s
2026-08-14 02:03 · Re-test66/66 attempts7.89.510.014/221120,427106,316$2.12628.08s
Difference—+0.20.0-10-51575-106316-$0.965-15415ms

Benchmark coverage differs: 54/54 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test) versus 66/66 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test). Totals and repeat-sensitive metrics are not directly comparable.

These two runs used different benchmark suites, so the deltas reflect both model changes and suite changes.

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 6.5 10.0
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 10.0 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 2.9 7.2
General Intelligence 10.0 10.0
Instructions following 10.0 10.0
Puzzle Solving 10.0 10.0
Tool Calling 10.0 10.0

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