August 16, 2026

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 today released Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model that the company says delivers near-flagship performance at mid-tier prices — a move designed to give cost-conscious enterprise developers access to powerful agentic capabilities just as the Sa...