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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Mai Cyber 1 Flash

Pricing is only the shared seller matrix below. Best rates and catalog map are separate sections, so no chart is embedded in pricing. Open the calculator for the same workload on each side.

Anthropic

Model

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Image inputTool calling

Best $2.80 in · $8.50 out

Context window 200K

Pricing
Azure Ai

Model

Mai Cyber 1 Flash

Tool calling

Best $0.600 in · $3.50 out

Context window 256K

Pricing

Mai Cyber 1 Flash is cheaper across the board — 80% cheaper on input and 76% cheaper on output.

Pricing matrix

Shared sellers only. Each row is a host that lists both models. Dollar amounts are per 1M tokens. Lowest in each pair of columns is emphasized.

ProviderClaude Sonnet 4.6 inClaude Sonnet 4.6 outMai Cyber 1 Flash inMai Cyber 1 Flash out
Anthropic$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Aws Bedrock$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Azure$3.00$15.00$0.600$3.50
DeepInfra$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Fireworks AI$2.90$9.00N/AN/A
Github Copilot$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Google Vertex$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Openrouter$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Snowflake$3.00$15.00N/AN/A
Together AI$2.80$8.50N/AN/A

Best listed rates (this pair)

Same "best row in current pricing" logic as model pages: a compact view of the lowest input and output we show for each side. This is not the seller matrix.

Catalog map · Anthropic · Azure Ai

Each chart uses real catalog rows that include both list input and list output ($/1M). Larger green dots are the models on this comparison page; accent dots are other active models from that provider.

Anthropic · input vs output

Scatter chart: X = input $/M, Y = output $/M. This page's models are labeled on the green dots; hover others for detail.

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Azure Ai · input vs output

ListedoutputUSD/1M

One dot per catalog row that has both list prices. Green dots are labeled with the models on this page; hover any dot for name and prices. Upper-right means higher cost on both axes ($/1M).

Specifications

Each column header is the full model name. Tint marks the favorable value where we compute a winner.

Spec
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Mai Cyber 1 Flash
Context window
200,000 tokens
256,000 tokens
Max output tokens
8,192 tokens
64,000 tokens
Vision
Yes
No
Function calling
Yes
Yes
Streaming
Yes
No
Release date
Feb 2026
N/A

Cost calculator

Same requests, input tokens, and output tokens for both columns. Pick the provider row that matches how you buy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Monthly
$3.1K
Annual
$38.3K
Mai Cyber 1 Flash
Monthly
$705
Annual
$8.6K
Save $2.4K/month with Mai Cyber 1 Flash

When to pick which

Short takeaways: no cards, just the points. Validate with your own workloads.

  • Long-context tasks

    Use Mai Cyber 1 Flash. Its 256K context window handles large codebases and documents better than 200K.

  • High-volume text generation

    Use Mai Cyber 1 Flash. Output tokens are 76% cheaper, which compounds significantly at scale.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Mai Cyber 1 Flash. Its 64K max output limit reduces the need to split requests.

Frequently asked questions

Mai Cyber 1 Flash is cheaper on both input and output tokens.

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