Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6
- Release Date
- 2026-02-17
- Availability
- Anthropic API
- Safety Level
- ASL-3
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6 on February 17, 2026. The model is available via the Anthropic API and demonstrates improved performance over Claude Sonnet 4.5 on benchmarks including SWE-bench Verified and GPQA Diamond. It was deployed under AI Safety Level 3 standards.