Data points: 69
The readout for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Sonar, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 0.
Evidence depth
69 data points
Includes 4 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Sonnet 4.6
The charts below split 10 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Sonarclaude-sonnet-4-6-vs-sonar | Model A Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Model B Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 0 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Sonnet 4.6
51.5
Avg. score
Sonar
44.2
Selected category
Math
Sonar leads by 44.8
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner87.5%
Rank #29/187 · confidence 4
Sonar
47.1%
Rank #167/187 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner30.0%
Rank #29/186 · confidence 4
Sonar
7.3%
Rank #107/186 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner79.2%
Rank #68/125 · confidence 3 · eval date 2026-02-01
Sonar
68.9%
Rank #105/125 · confidence 4
Claude Sonnet 4.6
winner46.8%
Rank #27/184 · confidence 4
Sonar
22.9%
Rank #165/184 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Sonnet 4.6 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6386ms input / output $0.010/request |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Sonar: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | Sonar Sonar does not clearly lead on the verified metrics here, so check provider-specific pricing before choosing. |
TL;DR: Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads across 69 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Model metadata | Claude Sonnet 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Sonar exposes 127.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, Text output, Web search. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Perplexity |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 127.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | No data |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jan 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImage Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputWeb search |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | Other |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6 | perplexity/sonar |
| References | No data | No data |
Sonar sonar speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.010/request |
AAAI0 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Sonar speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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AI API0 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Sonar speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Dext API0 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Sonar speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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DuckDuck API0 tests | Claude Sonnet 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Sonar speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Claude Sonnet 4.6 claude-sonnet-4-6 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Sonar sonar-medium-online speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
