Claude Instant vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)

Claude Instant vs Claude Sonnet 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 InstantNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.00
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
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 InstantClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.030.1+502.0% Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Ma… is 6.0× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$4,924.80— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported104.36s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$3.00 / $15.0
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