Data points: 54
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 Max and Claude Sonnet 4.6, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 0 to 4.
Evidence depth
54 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Sonnet 4.6
The charts below split 8 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 Max vs Claude Sonnet 4.6claude-opus-4-6-max-vs-claude-sonnet-4-6 | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 Max | Model B Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 0 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 Max | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| No shared benchmark metrics are available yet. | ||
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 Max | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 Max | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 Max and Claude Sonnet 4.6: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 Max | Claude Sonnet 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Max Claude Opus 4.6 Max does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. | Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads across 54 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | No OpenRouter metadata is available yet for this model. | Claude Sonnet 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Context window | No data | 1M tokens |
| Max output | No data | 128K tokens |
| Released | No data | Feb 2026 |
| Modalities | No data | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 |
| References | No data | No data |
Claude Sonnet 4.6
speed / latency
N/A / N/A
input / output
No data
Compute Token0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Crond0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GPTPlus5 API0 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 Max claude-opus-4-6-max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.64/M / $8.22/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.10/M / $5.48/M |
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KFCV500 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 Max claude-opus-4-6-max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.685/M / $3.42/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.411/M / $2.05/M |
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Claude Opus 4.6 Max claude-opus-4-6-max speed / latency No data input / output $0.0014/M / $0.0068/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0008/M / $0.0041/M |
Claude Opus 4.6 Max claude-opus-4-6-max speed / latency No data input / output $10.00/M / $50.00/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.200/M / $1.00/M |
Claude Opus 4.6 Max claude-opus-4-6-max speed / latency No data input / output $0.514/M / $2.57/M | Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0.308/M / $1.54/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
