PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | PaLM 2 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 8K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2023 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
PaLM 2 Chat costs 30x less per token.
PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 30× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji
PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | PaLM 2 Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $0.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 8K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2023 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
PaLM 2 Chat costs 30x less per token.
PaLM 2 Chat is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 30× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji