Claude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Max)

Claude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning) vs Claude Opus 4.6 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
18.90
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.6 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
31.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4 Sonnet (Reasoning)Claude Opus 4.6 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)18.931.9+68.8% Claude Opus 4.6 (Max) is 68.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported29.02s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$5.00 / $25.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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