Anthropic Unveils Sonnet 4.6 with Enhanced Coding and Instruction-Following Capabilities
Leading tech company, Anthropic, has recently launched the latest version of its midsized Sonnet model, Sonnet 4.6, demonstrating its commitment to maintaining a steady pace in technological advancements. This release, as announced in a company post, showcases significant enhancements in coding, instruction-following, and computer use, marking a new milestone in the company’s technological evolution.
Sonnet 4.6: The New Default for Free and Pro Plan Users
With its latest release, Anthropic ensures that both Free and Pro plan users will have the Sonnet 4.6 as their default model, thereby facilitating an improved user experience across the board.
Extraordinary Features of Sonnet 4.6
The beta version of Sonnet 4.6 introduces a remarkable feature, a context window that can accommodate up to 1 million tokens – a remarkable jump from previous versions. To put this into perspective, this new feature is capable of holding entire codebases, extensive contracts, or dozens of research papers in a single request, according to the company.
This impressive release follows closely on the heels of the launch of Opus 4.6, with rumors hinting at an updated Haiku model to be released in the coming weeks.
Record Benchmark Scores
The introduction of Sonnet 4.6 has set new records in benchmark scores. Notable among these are the OS World for computer use and SWE-Bench for software engineering. However, the standout is its impressive 60.4% score on ARC-AGI-2, a benchmark specifically designed to measure skills that mimic human intelligence. This score places Sonnet 4.6 ahead of most comparable models in the market, trailing only a select few such as the Opus 4.6, Gemini 3 Deep Think, and a refined version of GPT 5.2.
Anthropic’s innovative strides in the technological landscape with the release of Sonnet 4.6 continue to set new standards in the industry, underlining its commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences. To learn more about the latest updates and features of Sonnet 4.6, visit the official announcement here.
