Claude, Anthropic’s line of artificial intelligence models, has quickly gained ground in the competitive AI space, competing with giants like OpenAI. This series of models is designed to perform a variety of tasks ranging from composing emails and captioning images to solving complex programming and math problems. Although the name Claude may not be as recognized as other names in AI, its versatility and capabilities position it as one of the most promising tools for companies and developers.
A Literary Family: Haiku, Sonnet and Opus
Anthropic has added an artistic touch by naming its models Claude, inspired by literary works such as the haiku and the sonnet. The current versions are Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Opus, each with features and performances tailored to different needs.
- Claude 3 Haiku is the lightest and fastest model, ideal for simple tasks or tasks that require immediate responses. Although its capacity is limited compared to the other versions, its speed makes it a remarkable option for applications that do not require very advanced processing.
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the intermediate model and currently the most robust in terms of its ability to perform complex and nuanced tasks. This model has even surpassed Claude Opus in some respects, especially in understanding more detailed instructions and processing speed.
- Claude 3 OpusAlthough it is the high-end model of the Claude family, it is overshadowed in this generation by Sonnet, although this could change with the future version Claude 3.5 Opus.
Analytical skills and context
One aspect that makes the Claude models stand out is their ability to analyze large amounts of data in a single interaction. This is due to their context capacity, which is included in the standard versions of Claude can process a maximum of 200,000 tokens.
To put it into perspective, 200,000 tokens are roughly equivalent to 150,000 words, or the contents of a 600-page novel. This capability allows Claude to analyze large amounts of text, images, graphics and technical diagrams, useful for a variety of applications.
In addition to analyzing texts, Claude models can do that too generate structured output in formats such as JSONmaking them very useful when we need organized and accurate information. This allows us to process data and resize or perform operations on it, so to speak, while retaining a formatted response.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that these models can also follow multi-step instructions, making them more efficient in solving complex problems.
Connection and image limitations, for now
Despite their versatility, Claude models, like all other AI systems, are not without some shortcomings. One of the most important is that they do not have internet access. This means they are not the best option for answering questions about current events or getting real-time information.
Furthermore, although Claude can generate simple diagrams, it cannot create complex imageswhich can be a disadvantage compared to other AI models that have this capability.
Claude’s models, for now, focus on text and very specific data sets to achieve the performance they boast. Although there is no official confirmation, Anthropic is already expected to develop new versions with network access capabilities or image generation.
Subscriptions and prices
We have free access to Claude via claude.ai, just by creating an account. Anthropic offers subscriptions that are suitable for both individual users and companies. The plans and their prices are as follows:
- Claude Prowhich, for $20 per month, increases usage limits, grants priority access, and allows testing of new features before they are officially released.
- Claude teamdesigned for small businesses, costs $30 per user per month and offers integrations with business management tools like Salesforce in addition to administrative controls.
- Claude Enterpriseaimed at large companies, allows uploading your own data and has an extensive context window of 500,000 tokens.
Token prices and availability via API
The Claude models do available via the Anthropic APIas well as on managed platforms such as Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. Prices vary depending on the model, giving us the flexibility we need based on our requirements:
- Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25 per million tokens entered (~750,000 words) and $1.25 per million tokens generated.
- Claude 3.5 Sonnet costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million generated tokens.
- Claude 3 Opus is the most expensive model, costing $15 per million input tokens and $75 per million generated tokens.
In addition, Anthropic offers additional tools to optimize cost and performance, such as fast caching and batch processing of requests, saving time and money by reusing contexts from previous requests or grouping lower priority tasks.
The Claude models from Anthropic do both powerful and versatile, with applications in a wide range of sectors. Their ability to handle large amounts of data, combined with their simplicity, makes these tools, although less known than ChatGPT, very capable and undoubtedly interesting.
