claude-sonnet-4-6Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing (October 2026)
Anthropic lists Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens.
On Crazyrouter the same model is $1.95 / $9.75 — 35% below list price.
That is $0.003 / $0.015 per 1K tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the #30 cheapest of the 38 chat models we track, by input price. 1.5× the price of Claude Sonnet 5.5. Through Crazyrouter you save $1.05 on every 1M input tokens versus list.
Call Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $1.95 in / $9.75 out per 1M tokens. Same model, same API, no plan — pay per token.
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 price by provider
USD per 1M tokens. Cloud prices are the base tier in the default region; the linked source is authoritative.
| Provider | Input | Cached input | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 1M | Anthropic |
| Azure | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 1M | Azure AI Foundry |
| AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 1M | AWS Bedrock |
| Google Vertex AI | $3.00 | $0.30 | $15.00 | 1M | Google Vertex AI |
| OpenRouter | No verified quote | ||||
| Crazyrouter | $1.95 | $0.195 | $9.75 | 1M | crazyrouter.com |
per 1M tokens · Snapshot Oct 24, 2026
What Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs per month
Three typical workloads, priced on each provider from the table above.
| Workload | Anthropic | Azure | AWS Bedrock | Google Vertex AI | Crazyrouter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype: 10M in / 2M out | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $39.00 |
| Product: 100M in / 20M out | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $390.00 |
| Scale: 1B in / 200M out | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 | $3,900 |
Price changes
- Feb 17, 2026 — Google Vertex AI started listing Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00 / $15.00 per 1M.
- Feb 17, 2026 — AWS Bedrock started listing Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00 / $15.00 per 1M.
- Feb 17, 2026 — Azure started listing Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00 / $15.00 per 1M.
- Feb 17, 2026 — Anthropic started listing Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $3.00 / $15.00 per 1M.
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing FAQ
How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost?
Anthropic charges $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. Through Crazyrouter the same model is $1.95 / $9.75.
What is cached input pricing?
Tokens that repeat an earlier prompt prefix are billed at the cached rate ($0.30 per 1M when supported) instead of the full input price.
Is there a batch discount?
Yes. Anthropic offers batch pricing at $1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M tokens for asynchronous jobs.
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 cheaper on Azure, Bedrock or Vertex?
Cloud providers usually match the list price and add regional or provisioned tiers; see the table above for the base rate on each. Crazyrouter applies its discount on top of list.
Sources and method
Provider reference prices use LiteLLM data and maintained entries. Provider links are references, not proof of daily official verification. Snapshot: Oct 24, 2026. Crazyrouter rates come from our billing table; confirm current prices, region and terms with the provider before purchase.
- Anthropic — www.anthropic.com/pricing
- Azure — azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service
- AWS Bedrock — aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing
- Google Vertex AI — cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/pricing
- Crazyrouter — crazyrouter.com/pricing
- LiteLLM