Claude Sonnet 4.6

Anthropic Generally Available

Default model balancing performance, speed, and cost

Context
1M
tokens
Input
$3.00
per MTok
Output
$15.00
per MTok

About

Default model balancing performance, speed, and cost

Modalities

Input
Text Vision
Output
Text

Code Examples

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "anthropic-version: 2023-06-01" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "claude-sonnet-4.6",
    "max_tokens": 1024,
    "messages": [
      { "role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum entanglement in one sentence." }
    ]
  }'

API Parameters

Name Type Description
include_reasoning boolean Include the model's internal reasoning trace in the response.
max_completion_tokens integer Maximum number of tokens the model may generate in the response.
max_tokens deprecated integer Deprecated. Use max_completion_tokens.
reasoning object Configuration for extended-thinking / reasoning mode.
response_format one of Constrain output to a JSON schema or an enum (structured outputs).
stop array Up to 4 sequences where the API will stop generating tokens.
structured_outputs boolean Enable JSON-schema-constrained output.
temperature number Sampling temperature; higher values produce more random output. 0 is deterministic.
tool_choice one of Controls which (if any) tool is called: "none", "auto", "required", or a specific tool.
tools array List of tools (functions) the model may call.
top_k integer Limit sampling to the top-k most likely tokens at each step.
top_p number Nucleus sampling: consider only tokens whose cumulative probability ≥ top_p.
verbosity string "low" | "medium" | "high" — controls response verbosity.

Standard OpenAI-compatible parameters. Consult the provider docs for model-specific behaviour.