Anthropic just served up a serious shake-up in the AI world with the debut of their latest model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet. This isn’t just any new AI model; it’s currently the top-tier option available, outperforming every other model out there, including GPT-4o and Llama-400b, which were the recent hottest kids on the AI block. What’s even more surprising is that Claude 3.5 Sonnet isn’t the endgame for Anthropic—it’s not even their largest model.
So, what’s the big deal with Claude 3.5 Sonnet?
For one, it boasts a whopping 6% improvement in graduate-level reasoning tasks over GPT-4o.
That might sound like small potatoes, but in AI terms, it’s like upgrading from a bicycle to an electric scooter. The model also racked up impressive scores in a series of benchmarks—scoring 88.7% on MMLU, 92% on coding tasks, and a near-perfect 96.4% on grade school math.
What makes these numbers even more jaw-dropping is that many of these tasks were performed with zero-shot learning, meaning it answered questions without prior examples.
Beyond just numbers, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is already proving its worth with real-world applications. It can whip up a novel, craft intricate diagrams, and even handle complex coding tasks with ease. Not to mention, it’s incredibly fast and can handle a diverse range of tasks such as transcribing genome sequencing data into JSON and customizing visual data presentations on the fly. It’s like having a personal assistant, coder, and graphic designer all rolled into one.
What’s the catch?
Well, there isn’t much of one, which is the shocking part. The price-to-intelligence ratio is remarkably favorable, making it accessible without breaking the bank. In fact, Claude 3.5 Sonnet delivers higher intelligence at the same price as its predecessor, Claude 3 Opus, defying the usual trend where higher capability models come at a steeper price.
On the coding front, Claude 3.5 Sonnet shows exceptional promise with its agentic coding capabilities, solving 64% of evaluation problems compared to 38% by Claude 3 Opus. It’s not just about being good; it’s about being two times as good as its predecessor. This offers a glimpse into how AI can revolutionize software development by understanding, modifying, and iteratively improving code without human intervention.
