Anthropic Upgrades Claude Sonnet to 4.6: Stronger Coding, Agents, and Long-Context Reasoning

• Anthropic releases Sonnet 4.6, now its strongest Sonnet model, focusing on practical improvements for everyday tasks.
• Sonnet 4.6 becomes the default for Free and Pro users, featuring a 1 million token context window for extensive data handling.
• Enhanced coding capabilities offer better consistency and instruction following for multi-step tasks and 'computer use' scenarios.
• The model aims for human-level performance in common office and knowledge work, making automation more accessible.
• Anthropic emphasizes Sonnet 4.6's warm, honest, and prosocial behavior with strong safety guardrails, expanding features for free users.