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Claude · Mid-tier · 200K context window

Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing for marketing copy

$0.0474 per call at 800 input / 3,000 output tokens.

Per call

$0.0474

10K calls/mo

$474

Cache savings

90% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

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Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your marketing copy spend. Pricing updated weekly.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$474
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.0474
Daily cost$16
Input rate$3.00/MTok
Output rate$15.00/MTok
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Quick start

Call Claude Sonnet 4.6 with the Anthropic Python SDK:

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
    max_tokens=3000,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.0474 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $3.00/MTok
# Output: $15.00/MTok

How Claude Sonnet 4.6 compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on marketing copy benchmarks. Hover for details.

Gemini 3 Flash$0.009400Claude Haiku 4.5$0.0158GPT 5.6 Luna$0.0188Gemini 3.5 Flash$0.0282Claude Sonnet 5$0.0316Gemini 3.1 Pro$0.0376GPT 5.4$0.0470GPT 5.6 Terra$0.0470Claude Sonnet 4.6$0.0474Claude Opus 4.8$0.0790GPT 5.5$0.0940GPT 5.6 Sol$0.0940Claude Fable 5$0.1580

Cheapest viable option: Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.0316/call (33% less, 87/100 quality).

Complete Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$3.00800
Output$15.003,000

Prompt caching: 90% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $3.00 to $0.30/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.002160 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.0474$474$452.4$21.6
50,000 calls$0.0474$2,370$2,262$108
100,000 calls$0.0474$4,740$4,524$216
500,000 calls$0.0474$23,700$22,620$1,080
1,000,000 calls$0.0474$47,400$45,240$2,160

Claude Sonnet 4.6 quality benchmarks for marketing copy

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is a solid pick for marketing copy

Scores 85/100 (rank #3 of 14). Good balance of quality and cost for marketing copy.

Top-ranked: Claude Fable 5 (95/100) at $0.1580/call

Performance across all task types

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores by task type. Marketing Copy highlighted.

Code Review95Code Generation92Summarization90Reasoning88Q&A88Extraction86Creative Writing *85Classification84
Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 14
Code Review95/100#1
Code Generation92/100#2
Summarization90/100#2
Reasoning88/100#3
Q&A88/100#3
Extraction86/100#3
Creative Writing(current page)85/100#3
Classification84/100#4

Alternative models for marketing copy

7 models score 80+ on marketing copy benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Sonnet 5 (33% less, 87/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs Claude
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0087/100$0.031633% cheaper
Gemini 3.1 ProGemini$2.00$12.0084/100$0.037621% cheaper
GPT 5.6 TerraGPT$2.50$15.0080/100$0.04701% cheaper
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0093/100$0.079067% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0091/100$0.094098% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$5.00$30.0092/100$0.094098% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0095/100$0.1580233% more

About Claude Sonnet 4.6

Provider

Claude

Tier

Mid-tier

Context

200K tokens

Released

May 2026

Other models from Claude

ModelTierInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokContext
Claude Opus 4.8Flagship$5.00$25.00200K
Claude Haiku 4.5Fast / Budget$1.00$5.00200K
Claude Sonnet 5Mid-tier$2.00$10.00200K
Claude Fable 5Flagship$10.00$50.001,000K

You can compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing for other use cases

See how Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs change across different workload types.

Code Generation

$0.0660/call

Unit Test Generation

$0.0840/call

SQL Generation

$0.0195/call

API Generation

$0.0990/call

Code Refactoring

$0.0720/call

Code Review

$0.0450/call

PR Review

$0.0690/call

Security Review

$0.0555/call

Bug Detection

$0.0450/call

Document Summarization

$0.0450/call

PDF Summarization

$0.0675/call

Meeting Notes

$0.0540/call

Email Summarization

$0.0165/call

Chatbot

$0.0210/call

RAG Pipeline

$0.0405/call

Customer Support Bot

$0.0240/call

FAQ Bot

$0.0165/call

Data Extraction

$0.0270/call

JSON Extraction

$0.0210/call

Invoice Parsing

$0.0150/call

Resume Parsing

$0.0195/call

Chain of Thought

$0.0840/call

Legal Analysis

$0.0900/call

Math Reasoning

$0.0495/call

Financial Analysis

$0.0840/call

Content Moderation

$0.003000/call

Sentiment Analysis

$0.003000/call

Categorization

$0.004650/call

Intent Detection

$0.002400/call

Copywriting

$0.0315/call

Blog Writing

$0.1230/call

Product Descriptions

$0.0240/call

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost for marketing copy per API call?

$0.0474 per call at 800 input / 3,000 output tokens.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 the best model for marketing copy?

Scores 85/100, rank #3 of 14 models. Top-ranked: Claude Fable 5 at 95/100.

What is the cheapest model for marketing copy with good quality?

Claude Sonnet 5 scores 87/100 quality at $2.00/$10.00 per MTok. That is 33% less than Claude Sonnet 4.6 per call.

How can I reduce my Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs for marketing copy?

Three strategies: prompt caching (90% off input), batch API (50% off all tokens), prompt optimization. Combined: $0.0474 drops to about $0.002370 per call.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.6 pricing compare to other Claude models?

Claude also offers: Claude Opus 4.8 at $5.00/$25.00, Claude Haiku 4.5 at $1.00/$5.00, Claude Sonnet 5 at $2.00/$10.00, Claude Fable 5 at $10.00/$50.00.

What context window does Claude Sonnet 4.6 support?

200K tokens total. Typical marketing copy calls use 800 plus 3,000 tokens, well within limits.

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