ANTHROPIC LAUNCHES CLAUDE SONNET 5 AT A STEEP DISCOUNT TO ITS TOP MODEL AS THE COMPANY RACES TOWARD A BLOCKBUSTER IPO

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Anthropic's newly released AI model Claude Sonnet 5 delivers near flagship performance at mid-tier prices. The model is aimed at giving cost-conscious enterprise developers access to powerful agent capabilities at lower costs. Sonnet 5 is now the default model for users on Free and Pro plans. API pricing is set at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens until August 31, after which prices will rise to $3 and $15, respectively.