Anthropic has launched a newer model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June), we suggest considering this model instead.
For more information, see Comparison of Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June) to other models and API provider benchmarks for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (June).
Claude 3 Sonnet Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Model summary
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Speed
Output tokens per second
Input Price
USD per 1M tokens
Output Price
USD per 1M tokens
Verbosity
Output tokens from Intelligence Index
Metrics are compared against models of the same class:
- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models
- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning
- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:
- Tiny: ≤4B parameters
- Small: 4B–40B parameters
- Medium: 40B–150B parameters
- Large: >150B parameters
- Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:
- <$0.15 per 1M tokens
- $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens
- >$1 per 1M tokens
| Reasoning | No This page shows the non-reasoning version of this model. A reasoning variant may also exist. |
|---|---|
| Input modality | Supports: image This information is still being updated |
| Output modality | This information is still being updated |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Context window | 200k ~300 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |
Claude 3 Sonnet is among the least intelligent models and somewhat expensive when comparing to other non-reasoning models of similar price. The model supports image input, and has a 200k tokens context window with knowledge up to August 2023.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores 10 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among comparable models (averaging 22). When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 1.0M tokens, which is very concise in comparison to the average of 3.9M.
Pricing for Claude 3 Sonnet is $3.00 per 1M input tokens (somewhat expensive, average: $2.00) and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (somewhat expensive, average: $8.00). In total, it cost $19.31 to evaluate Claude 3 Sonnet on the Intelligence Index.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Openness
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Results
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence vs. Price
Intelligence Index Token Use & Cost
Output Tokens Used to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Pricing: Input and Output Prices
Intelligence vs. Price (Log Scale)
Pricing Comparison of Claude 3 Sonnet API Providers
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Output Speed vs. Price
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 Tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet
Claude 3 Sonnet was released on March 4, 2024.
Claude 3 Sonnet was created by Anthropic.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores 10 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 22).
Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $2.00) and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $8.00), based on the median across providers serving the model.
Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (3:1 input to output ratio), this is $6.00 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Claude 3 Sonnet generated 1.0M output tokens, which is very competitive compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 3.9M).
No, Claude 3 Sonnet is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Claude 3 Sonnet supports image input.
Claude 3 Sonnet supports text only output.
Yes, Claude 3 Sonnet supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
No, Claude 3 Sonnet is not multimodal. It only supports image input.
Claude 3 Sonnet has a context window of 200k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, Claude 3 Sonnet is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
Claude 3 Sonnet is a proprietary model and Anthropic has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
Claude 3 Sonnet achieves a score of 10 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Claude 3 Sonnet has a knowledge cutoff of August 2023. The model's training data includes information up to this date.
Yes, Claude 3 Sonnet is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers
Claude 3 Sonnet is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers