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Claude Sonnet 4.6: Anthropic launches upgraded model with 1 million token context window
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, an upgrade to Sonnet 4.5 with improvements in coding, long-context reasoning, agent planning, and design tasks. The model gets a beta version of a 1M-token context window and integrations with popular tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Perplexity Pro. Pricing remains at the same level as the previous version.
WHY IT MATTERS
A larger context window makes the model significantly more applicable for complex tasks like document analysis and multi-layered project planning. As the most widely used AI model for developers, Claude Sonnet sets the direction for what is expected of the balance between performance and cost in the industry.
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