Use case
Claude Sonnet 4.6 image input
image input notes for claude-sonnet-4-6: the rate card, a worked volume, and when to send this ID. A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $1.20 on corouter (input $0.600, output $0.600).
Images count as input
Claude Sonnet 4.6 lists Vision. Image tokens bill at the input rate of $0.600. Generated text still bills at the output rate of $3.00.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is listed with these modalities: Chat, Vision, Code.
This ID
Claude Sonnet 4.6 keeps the previous Sonnet list rate, above Sonnet 5, with a 1M window and the Code tag. Send claude-sonnet-4-6 when a runbook still names it.
A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $1.20 on corouter (input $0.600, output $0.600).
Questions
- Which model ID should the request send?
- Send claude-sonnet-4-6. Do not put a different name in the model field.
- What is the minimum top-up?
- Prepaid credits, $5 minimum top-up, no subscription tier.