Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Horizon Beta

Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against Horizon Beta by OpenRouter, context windows of 200K vs 256K, tested across 32 shared challenges. Updated March 2026.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Horizon Beta?

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Horizon Beta are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0/M for Horizon Beta. Context windows: 200K vs 256K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Horizon Beta

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Horizon Beta is from openrouter. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Horizon Beta's 256K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0/M for Horizon Beta.

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Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
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