Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet: The Pinnacle of Intelligence in the Claude Family

The Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the latest marvel from Anthropic, setting a new standard in the realm of large language models. Let's delve into why this model stands out.

Model Description

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is touted as the smartest model in the Claude family, outshining both competitor models and its predecessor, Claude 3 Opus, in various evaluations.

Key Capabilities

• Intelligence and Performance: Excels in graduate-level reasoning, undergraduate-level knowledge, and coding proficiency. Ideal for writing high-quality content, context-sensitive customer support, and multi-step workflows.
• Speed: Operates at twice the speed of Claude 3 Opus.
• Context Window: Features a 200K token context window.
• Vision: Outperforms Claude 3 Opus in vision benchmarks and accurately transcribes text from imperfect images.

Availability

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is accessible via the Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. It is also available for free on Claude.ai and the Claude iOS app, with higher rate limits for Claude Pro and Team plan subscribers.

Cost

The model costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens.

New Feature: Artifacts

Artifacts is a dynamic workspace feature that allows users to see, edit, and build upon AI-generated content in real-time.

Model Name and API Format

The API model name is claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620.

Performance Metrics

In internal evaluations, Claude 3.5 Sonnet solved 64% of coding problems, a significant improvement over Claude 3 Opus, which solved 38%.

Usage and Integration

OpenRouter: Initially, there was some confusion with the model name. The correct model name for OpenRouter is openrouter/anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet.

Users need to manage token usage to avoid overuse, especially in lengthy conversations.

Future Developments

• Upcoming Models: The Claude 3.5 model family will be completed with the release of Claude 3.5 Haiku and Claude 3.5 Opus later this year.
• New Features: Anthropic is working on new modalities, including enterprise application integrations and a feature called Memory, enabling Claude to remember user preferences and interaction history.