Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet: A Powerful LLM on Vertex AI
Anthropic has released its latest large language model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, on June 20, 2024. This model is now generally available on Google Cloud's Vertex AI, offering a significant performance upgrade over its predecessor, Claude 3 Opus.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet excels in various areas, including reasoning, undergraduate-level knowledge, math, and coding. Here are the key capabilities and benefits:
- Intelligence: It is the most intelligent model in the Claude family, providing high intelligence at mid-tier speed and cost.
- Multilingual: Supports multiple languages, making it versatile for global applications.
- Vision: Includes vision capabilities, allowing for text and image input.
- Context Window: Features a 200k context window, enabling comprehensive understanding and generation of content.
The model is available on Anthropic API, AWS Bedrock, and Google Cloud's Vertex AI, making it accessible for a variety of deployments. Customers can leverage Claude 3.5 Sonnet for applications such as coding, chatbots, and other AI-powered tasks, utilizing Vertex AI's scalable infrastructure and enterprise-grade security.
Cost and Efficiency:
- Cost: $3.00 per input and $15.00 per output.
- Latency: Fast, though not the fastest in the Claude 3.5 family.
API and Integration:
- API Model Name:
claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620
- API Format: Uses the Messages API.
- Integration: Compatible with tools on Vertex AI, such as Auto SxS for model evaluation and LangChain for custom application building.
How to Use Claude 3.5 Sonnet on Vertex AI:
- Access Vertex AI Model Garden: Navigate to the Vertex AI Model Garden and select the