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Anthropic·Claude

Claude 3 Sonnet

The balanced Claude 3 tier, designed for enterprise-scale use across intelligence, speed, and cost.

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MODEL NUMBER009
Release date
2024-03-04
Organization
Anthropic
Family
Claude
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Specifications

Only published specifications are shown.

Context
200K
Input modalities
Text · Image
Open weights
No
Status
Legacy
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Overview

Overview

The balanced Claude 3 tier, designed for enterprise-scale use across intelligence, speed, and cost.

Why it mattered

Sonnet established Claude’s middle capability tier and became the direct starting point for the 3.5 and 3.7 line.

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Changes from predecessor

Compared with Claude 2

PreviousClaude 2 · 100K ctx
CurrentClaude 3 Sonnet · 200K ctx
New capabilities Vision
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Architecture & capabilities

Key capabilities

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Release history

General release

Claude 3 Sonnet launched alongside Opus.

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Sources