Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Claude Sonnet 4
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Sonnet 4, both from Anthropic, context windows of 200K vs 200K, tested across 54 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Claude Sonnet 4?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Sonnet 4 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $3/M for Claude Sonnet 4. Context windows: 200K vs 200K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Claude Sonnet 4 is from anthropic. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Claude Sonnet 4's 200K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $3/M for Claude Sonnet 4.
Per 1M tokens
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 87.9x more emoji
