claude-sonnet-4-6
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claude-sonnet-4-6vsclaude-sonnet-5
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What's different
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Input formats
claude-sonnet-4-6
text, image
claude-sonnet-5
text
Vision
claude-sonnet-4-6Better fit
Supported
claude-sonnet-5
Not supported
Capability scores
AI-estimated ratings on 30 criteria from head-to-head comparisons against 86 other text models in the LLM7 catalog, judged by TypeSafe Jev from public information (2026-10-20). Each score is the win rate against the field, relative to the strongest model for that criterion (100%). Not a benchmark.
Below 50%50–79%80–94%95%+
claude-sonnet-4-6 · leads in 17
84%
Strong
claude-sonnet-5 · leads in 5
82%
Strong
Knowledge & reasoning
General knowledge
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads82%claude-sonnet-581%Logical reasoning
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads84%claude-sonnet-583%Mathematics
claude-sonnet-4-682%claude-sonnet-582%Scientific and technical depth
claude-sonnet-4-681%claude-sonnet-5Leads82%Planning and task decomposition
claude-sonnet-4-684%claude-sonnet-584%
Coding & tools
Code generation
claude-sonnet-4-679%claude-sonnet-579%Debugging and code review
claude-sonnet-4-686%claude-sonnet-586%Agentic coding
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%claude-sonnet-588%Tool and function calling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%claude-sonnet-585%SQL and query writing
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%claude-sonnet-585%
Writing & language
Creative writing
claude-sonnet-4-684%claude-sonnet-584%Professional writing
claude-sonnet-4-689%claude-sonnet-5Leads90%Conversational quality
claude-sonnet-4-688%claude-sonnet-588%Multilingual ability
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads73%claude-sonnet-572%Translation
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads86%claude-sonnet-585%Summarization
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads89%claude-sonnet-587%
Data & professional work
Data analysis
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads87%claude-sonnet-583%Professional domains
claude-sonnet-4-685%claude-sonnet-5Leads86%Information extraction
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads90%claude-sonnet-587%Classification and labeling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads91%claude-sonnet-585%Long-context handling
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads91%claude-sonnet-590%
Reliability & control
Instruction following
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads88%claude-sonnet-587%Structured output
claude-sonnet-4-693%claude-sonnet-593%Factual accuracy
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads92%claude-sonnet-591%Safety and alignment
claude-sonnet-4-687%claude-sonnet-5Leads88%Steerability
claude-sonnet-4-689%claude-sonnet-5Leads90%Output consistency
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads97%claude-sonnet-596%
Speed, cost & vision
Response speed
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads40%claude-sonnet-531%Cost efficiency
claude-sonnet-4-6Leads68%claude-sonnet-540%Image understanding
claude-sonnet-4-662%claude-sonnet-5No image input
Latest LLM7 statistics
Recent aggregated percentages and response-time metrics from LLM7, not a global model benchmark or traffic disclosure.
Recent stability
claude-sonnet-4-6
97.48%
claude-sonnet-5
96.99%
Average response time
claude-sonnet-4-6
17,871.29 ms
claude-sonnet-5
18,802.22 ms
P95 API latency
claude-sonnet-4-6
60,000 ms
claude-sonnet-5
60,000 ms
Side-by-side trends
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Request success rate
Both models on the same scale
claude-sonnet-4-6: 100%claude-sonnet-5: 100%
Average API latency
Both models on the same scale
claude-sonnet-4-6: 4,447 msclaude-sonnet-5: 12,393 ms
P95 API latency
Both models on the same scale
claude-sonnet-4-6: 5,000 msclaude-sonnet-5: 60,000 ms
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Quick take
- claude-sonnet-4-6 supports image input while the other model does not.
- The recent stability rates are too close to distinguish meaningfully.