Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Claude Opus 4.7
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Opus 4.7, both from Anthropic, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Claude Opus 4.7?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Opus 4.7 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $5/M for Claude Opus 4.7. Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Claude Opus 4.7 is from anthropic. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Claude Opus 4.7's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $5/M for Claude Opus 4.7.
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 4.7 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
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