Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5
| Anthropic Claude Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Anthropic Claude Claude Sonnet 4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Anthropic Claude | Anthropic Claude |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max output | 128,000 | 64,000 |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| File input | Yes | Yes |
| Input | text, image | text, image |
| Output | text | text |
| Released | 2026-02-16 | 2025-09-29 |