Anthropic Just Launched a $0.30 AI Employee (Sonnet 4.6 Breakdown)

The model that operates software, completes workflows, and costs less than a coffee. Full analysis + prompts.

Anthropic just shipped Sonnet 4.6.

The benchmark that matters: 72.5% on OSWorld — real computer tasks like filing expenses, navigating software, completing multi-step workflows.

• Opus 4.6: 72.7%

• Sonnet 4.6: 72.5%

• GPT-5.2: 38.2%

The mid-tier model now performs at the premium tier. At mid-tier pricing.

Someone posted a demo of Claude logging into Shopify, finding delivery settings, changing pricing thresholds, then verifying across pages that everything saved correctly.

Cost: $0.30.

That’s the shift. From “AI that helps you work” to “AI that does the work.”

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The Numbers

• 72.5% on real computer operation Almost matches Opus. Nearly doubles GPT-5.2.

• 94% on insurance workflow completion Claims, error correction, end-to-end processing.

• 1M tokens context window (beta) Entire codebases. Complete legal docs. Full picture.

• $3/$15 per million tokens Same as 4.5. Performance jumped. Price stayed flat.

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What Makes This Different

Three things working together:

1. Computer use that actually works Pop-ups, loading states, multi-page flows. It adapts when interfaces look different than expected.

2. Extended thinking for complex operations Plans the sequence. Anticipates issues. Catches its own mistakes. This is what makes 94% accuracy possible.

3. Context that spans entire projects 1M tokens means you can give Claude the full situation, not carefully selected snippets.

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Who This Changes Things For

• Founders: Fewer integrations, more agents. Claude operates your existing tools.

• Small businesses: Admin tasks become $0.30 operations instead of $30/hour contractors.

• Enterprises: Automation without custom development. Describe what you want, watch it happen.

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What’s included in The Complete Sonnet 4.6 Playbook

Part 1: Core Prompt Patterns

• The Operator — for task completion

• The Workflow — for multi-step operations

• The Analyst — for deep document/data analysis

• The Computer Operator — for interface navigation

• The Extractor — for pulling data from documents

Each with full templates, examples, and implementation notes.

Part 2: 10 Ready-to-Deploy Workflows

1. Competitor Price Monitoring — $0.40-0.60/run

2. Expense Report Processing — $0.20-0.30/run

3. Research Synthesis — $0.50-2.00/run

4. Email Triage & Response Drafting — $0.15-0.40/run

5. Document Analysis & Extraction — $0.30-1.00/run

6. Data Entry & Validation — $0.20-0.50/run

7. Meeting Preparation — $0.30-0.50/run

8. Spreadsheet Analysis — $0.40-1.00/run

9. Content Repurposing — $0.15-0.30/run

10. Process Documentation — $0.20-0.40/run

Complete prompts for each. Copy, customize, run.

Part 3: Computer Use Guide

• What works (linear workflows, form filling, verification)

• What needs care (dynamic UIs, MFA, long sessions)

• Best practices for 90%+ completion rates

• Setup instructions

Part 4: The Economics

• Cost per task type

• Comparison to VAs, employees, contractors

• ROI calculation framework

• Where agents make sense vs. where they struggleSonnet 4.6: The Complete Playbook

The Complete Sonnet 4.6 Playbook 👇