How to use Claude Sonnet 4.6 inside VS Code: three setup paths compared (opens in new tab)

This article was originally published on aicoderscope.com Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the strongest daily-driver coding model available right now: 1 million token context window, $3 per million input tokens, and fast enough for interactive use. Getting it into VS Code is a 10-minute job — but there are three meaningfully different ways to do it, and they suit different workflows. This guide walks through each path with exact steps, then tells you which one to start with. Pricing verified against Ant...