Sonnet 4.6 is Anthropic's most capable Sonnet-class model yet, with frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work. It excels at iterative development, complex codebase navigation, end-to-end project management with...
Model details →Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs StepFun: Step 5 Preview
StepFun: Step 5 Preview wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
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Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 | StepFun: Step 5 Preview | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 1M | Tie |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $1.00 | 🏆 StepFun: Step 5 Preview |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $15.00 | $2.70 | 🏆 StepFun: Step 5 Preview |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 better than StepFun: Step 5 Preview?
StepFun: Step 5 Preview wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 and StepFun: Step 5 Preview?
Input: $3.00 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $15.00 vs $2.70 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 and StepFun: Step 5 Preview support?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports up to 1M tokens. StepFun: Step 5 Preview supports up to 1M tokens.
Do both Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6 and StepFun: Step 5 Preview support tool calling?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.6: yes. StepFun: Step 5 Preview: yes.