Model index
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
First public date
2024-03-04
Organization
Anthropic
Family
Claude
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Specifications

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Context
200,000 tokens
Input modalities
Text · Image
Open weights
No
Status
Legacy
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Overview

Release dates

— Anthropic released Claude 3 Opus and Sonnet; Haiku became available later. ↗

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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Specifications alongside predecessor

Compared with Claude 2 ↗

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

Model capabilities

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Release history

General release

Anthropic released Claude 3 Opus and Sonnet; Haiku became available later.

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Sources

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