GPQA DiamondVerified
87.5%
GPQA Diamond (AA run)
Models / Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)
Claude Sonnet · Released 2026-02-17
Listed on Artificial Analysis with API pricing $3/$15 per 1M tokens. Benchmark rows sync from the AA snapshot — see the ledger on this page.
Frontier model tracked on Artificial Analysis. Use the benchmark ledger below for sourced scores; we do not infer numbers beyond published rows.
Composite64
Context128K
Input / 1M$3.0
Output / 1M$15
Knowledge cutoffopen
Output speed60 t/s
Statussolid
Family profile
Best published score in each covered benchmark family.
72/100 avg
- Reasoning
- 88
- Coding
- 50
- Agentic
- 71
- Long context
- 80
4 tested benchmark families
Benchmark placements
Per-benchmark positions
Where Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) places on each public benchmark source that publishes a row. Rank counts every model with a latest row in the same test — not a universal quality score.
| Benchmark | Family | Rank | Score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA-LCR | Long context | #39/ 184 | 80 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-09-28 |
| Terminal-Bench | Agentic | #39/ 167 | 71 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-09-28 |
| SciCode | Coding | #47/ 97 | 50 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-09-28 |
| GPQA Diamond | Reasoning | #68/ 184 | 88 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-09-28 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | Reasoning | #69/ 186 | 34 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-09-28 |
| AA output speed | Performance | #102/ 195 | Artificial Analysis | 2026-10-12 |
Family context
Strongest rows in each family
The three highest-scoring models with pages in each capability family. Where Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) shows up, it's highlighted.
ReasoningClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) · 88
- 196
- 295
- 395
Math
- 152
- 252
- 350
CodingClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) · 50
- 174
- 273
- 370
AgenticClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) · 71
- 191
- 289
- 389
Long contextClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) · 80
- 189
- 286
- 385
Newest receipts
6 recentLast 120 days
Benchmark rows added to the public ledger for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) in the last 120 days. Older rows live in the full table below.
| Benchmark | Family | Score | Source | Days ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA output speed | Performance | 60 t/s | Artificial Analysis | 10 |
| AA-LCR | Long context | 80% | Artificial Analysis | 24 |
| GPQA Diamond | Reasoning | 87.5% | Artificial Analysis | 24 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | Reasoning | 33.6% | Artificial Analysis | 24 |
| SciCode | Coding | 50.1% | Artificial Analysis | 24 |
| Terminal-Bench | Agentic | 71.16% | Artificial Analysis | 24 |
Family coverage
Best score per family
A high composite that hides a weak family is a trap. These bars surface the families where this model hasn't been publicly tested, and where it leads.
Price vs. performance
Where Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) sits on the scatter
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Full benchmark ledger
Every catalog benchmark for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort). Scores link to the original source; gaps mean no public row exists yet.
6 of 13 catalog benchmarks have a sourced row for Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort).
Reasoning
Humanity's Last ExamVerified
33.6%
HLE (AA run)
Coding
SciCodeVerified
50.1%
SciCode (AA run)
Agentic
Terminal-BenchVerified
71.16%
Terminal-Bench v2.1 (AA run)
Long context
AA-LCRVerified
80%
AA-LCR (AA run)
Performance
AA output speedVerified
60 t/s
Median output tokens/s (1k prompt, default provider)
Sources
Where the numbers come from
- Artificial Analysis models index· checked 2026-07-09
Questions this model page answers
Every answer below is assembled from the dated fields on this page. Nothing is written separately for search.
What is Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) is a Anthropic model: Listed on Artificial Analysis with API pricing $3/$15 per 1M tokens. Benchmark rows sync from the AA snapshot — see the ledger on this page.
What is Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) for?
Frontier model tracked on Artificial Analysis. Use the benchmark ledger below for sourced scores; we do not infer numbers beyond published rows.
What does Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) cost?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) lists $3.0 input and $15 output per 1M tokens. Pricing last checked 2026-07-09.
How large is the Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) context window?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) publishes a 128K token context window.
What is the VerdictPal status of Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort)?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) carries Solid status on the model atlas.
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