Claude 4.6 Sonnet: how it answers moral dilemmas
Across 117 dilemmas, Claude 4.6 Sonnet sided with the majority of models 86% of the time, and answered “yes” to 40% of the 67 yes/no questions.
- Maker
- Anthropic
- Released
- February 2026
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is Anthropic's mid-tier Sonnet model, released February 2026, balancing strong coding, reasoning, and agentic performance with a 1M-token context window in beta. It is a proprietary model offered through the Claude API and cloud providers.
Agreement with other models, by category
| Category | Dilemmas | Sided with majority |
|---|---|---|
| Day-to-day | 20 | 95% |
| Political | 20 | 100% |
| Fictional | 20 | 90% |
| Historical | 7 | 100% |
| Classic | 20 | 90% |
| Personality | 30 | 63% |
Where Claude 4.6 Sonnet breaks from the pack
- Which weather feels most emotionally appealing? — Snowfall in total silence
- You are offered a job because of a personal connection, while another candidate is clearl… — Yes “I think accepting a legitimate job offer isn't unethical just because someone more qualified exists; hiring decisions involve many factors beyond pure qualification.”
- Two shipwrecked people cling to a plank that can support only one. Is it acceptable for o… — Yes “I recognize self-preservation as a legitimate moral claim when survival is zero-sum and no other option exists.”
- Which music mood appeals to you most? — Melancholic piano
- Which food would you choose right now? — Sushi set
- You suddenly get one completely free day with no obligations. What do you do first? — Start a creative project
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