Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)
Analysis Summary
Claude 3.7 Sonnet with thinking is Anthropic's text, image, and file model variant with a 200K context window, tool use, and function calling. Its measured intelligence result is higher than the non-thinking Claude 3.7 Sonnet entry, while the listed coding result is the same. The supplied data supports strong coding and content work, though it does not provide separate instruction-following or long-context measurements for this variant.
It can be considered for complex drafting, coding assistance, and document analysis where additional reasoning is useful. Vision and tool calling broaden its potential workflow role, but the high listed output price makes routine high-volume use costly. Validate whether the thinking variant's added reasoning improves the agency's actual tasks enough to justify the extra spend.
Choose it selectively for work that benefits from deeper analysis and human review. Keep a lower-cost option for routine content operations.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Claude 3.7 Sonnet with thinking raises measured reasoning while retaining strong coding, vision, a 200K context window, and tool calling; its high listed output price favors selective use.
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DFO Verdict
Claude 3.7 Sonnet with thinking raises measured reasoning while retaining strong coding, vision, a 200K context window, and tool calling; its high listed output price favors selective use.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Sep 30, 2026. Arena ratings from the Sep 25, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
Artificial Analysis no longer lists this model, so its indexes are converted from their older scale to stay comparable.
How Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) compares
Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) ranks #130 of 431 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #121 of 198 for coding. Its 200K-token context window is larger than 57% of the models we list. At $3.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 9% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 | $0.003000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
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Talk to our teamAbout Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is an advanced large language model with improved reasoning, coding, and problem-solving capabilities. It introduces a hybrid reasoning approach, allowing users to choose between rapid responses and..
Frequently asked questions about Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)
How much does Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) cost?
Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)?
Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) has a context window of 200,000 tokens (200K).
Is Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) ranks #121 of 198 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) do?
Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)?
Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) is developed by Anthropic and was released on February 24, 2025.