Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 with Enhanced Capabilities Across Multiple Domains
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Summary
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, their most capable Sonnet model to date, featuring significant upgrades across multiple domains including coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. The model includes a 1M token context window in beta and is now the default model for Free and Pro plan users on claude.ai and Claude Cowork, with pricing remaining unchanged from Sonnet 4.5. The release emphasizes improved coding skills, consistency, and instruction following for developers.
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It's a full upgrade of the model's skills across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design.
Sonnet 4.6 also features a 1M token context window in beta.
For those on our Free and Pro plans, Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now the default model in claude.ai and Claude Cowork.
Sonnet 4.6 brings much-improved coding skills to more of our users.
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