What’s new with Claude Sonnet 3.5 & Claude 3.5 Haiku?

First off, what is Claude?

Claude is a language model created by Anthropic and it’s designed to help with tasks like answering questions, summarizing information and generating text — similar to ChatGPT. The cool thing about Claude is that it’s built to be safer and more aligned with human intentions, making it less likely to produce harmful or misleading content.

Wait… wasn’t Claude 3.5 Sonnet out already?

Haha yes, while there haven’t been any changes to the name there are a lot of exciting updates to this new version of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude Haiku that was released on October 22nd, 2024.

These new models are faster and better at tasks like debugging code and transcribing text from images, which makes them especially useful for industries like retail and logistics.

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Let’s dive in and see what’s new!

Human-Computer Interaction

One of the biggest updates with Claude 3.5 Sonnet is its ability to interact with computers in a more human-like way.

It can now navigate screens, click buttons, and type, which opens up some really interesting possibilities for automating tasks or even helping out in real-time workflows.

Keep in mind that this feature is still in public beta, but it’s already showing a lot of promise, especially for robotic process automation (RPA).

Enhanced Coding Support

Claude can assist throughout the entire software development process from designing, debugging, and optimizing code — making it a valuable asset for anyone in tech.

Improved Chatbots

Claude’s natural tone and advanced reasoning make it perfect for building more responsive and engaging chatbots.

It can handle complex conversations and even connect with various systems to streamline tasks which make it a great fit for customer service, technical support and more.

Visual Data Extraction

One standout feature is Claude’s ability to analyze visual data. It can interpret and pull information from charts, graphs, and diagrams with ease.

Knowledge Q&A

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is also great for answering detailed questions using large datasets, knowledge bases, or code repositories. With a bigger context window it’s a reliable option for businesses that need quick, accurate information.

Availability and Pricing

Claude 3.5 is available as an API on Anthropic API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. For the API, pricing starts at $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens.

Or you can simply use it on the web through claude.ai. You can create an account for Free and then plans will be $20/month for Pro, $25/month for Team or Enterprise.

Safety and Trust

Anthropic has put a lot of effort into making Claude 3.5 Sonnet safe to use. The model has gone through extensive testing to ensure it can handle sensitive content responsibly without compromising on performance.

This focus on safety helps protect against issues like inappropriate content and ensures Claude is suitable for a wide range of applications.

Use Cases

Whether you’re a developer, business owner, or just curious about AI, Claude 3.5 Sonnet has a lot to offer.

Automating repetitive tasks

A customer service team can use Claude to handle repetitive backend tasks like updating customer orders or processing refunds. Claude’s ability to navigate screens and click buttons can save hours of manual work.

Chatbots

A healthcare provider can build a chatbot with Claude to handle patient interactions such as booking appointments, answering medical FAQs, or guiding patients through symptom checks. All while maintaining a natural & conversational tone.

Visual data

Financial analysts can use Claude to analyze quarterly earnings reports that include a lot of charts and graphs. Claude can quickly extract insights and summarize key trends.

Knowledge Q&A

A tech company can use Claude to manage an internal knowledge base. Developers could ask detailed questions about existing code repositories or troubleshooting steps and Claude would provide quick & reliable answers.

What about Claude 3.5 Haiku?

Claude 3.5 Haiku is Anthropic’s fastest AI model and offers better performance without raising costs or slowing down. It’s stronger at tasks like coding and beats out models like Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4o in benchmarks.

The model is designed with low latency, meaning it responds quickly, making it perfect for real-time apps, personalized tasks like analyzing purchase history, and other data-heavy projects. It’ll be available later this month on APIs like Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud, starting as a text-only model with image support coming soon.

So, how does Claude compare to ChatGPT?

When comparing Claude 3.5 and ChatGPT, both are advanced AI models designed to tackle similar tasks like answering questions, generating text, and assisting with coding, but they have distinct differences that might cater to different needs.

Claude 3.5 is built with a strong emphasis on safety, reducing the risk of harmful or misleading outputs. While ChatGPT also prioritizes safety, Claude’s design places extra focus on this area.

In terms of speed, Claude 3.5 Haiku offers faster response times, making it ideal for real-time applications. ChatGPT is also quick, but may experience slight delays on more complex tasks.

For coding, both models perform well. Claude 3.5 Sonnet stands out in recent benchmarks for debugging and code generation, while ChatGPT remains a reliable option for coding help and explanations.

A key difference is real-world interaction. Claude 3.5 can navigate screens and automate tasks, a feature ChatGPT does not yet offer.

In pricing, ChatGPT has a widely available free version, while Claude offers flexible pricing with its API and cloud platforms.

Claude’s focus on safety, low latency, and advanced real-world interactions make it a good fit for more specialized applications. Meanwhile ChatGPT’s versatility, wide availability, and strong coding support make it a great general-purpose tool.

Ultimately, the choice between the two depends on what you’re looking for but both models offer strong capabilities with their unique strengths.

Conclusion

The best way to learn about a new tool is to try it out yourself! You can use Claude 3.5 Sonnet for enhancing coding, chatbots, data analysis and much more.

Let us know what you will use Claude for.

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