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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Overview
CompanyAnthropicAnthropic
Release dateMar 4 2024Jun 20 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
59.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 108 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or Claude 3.5 Sonnet?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads Claude 3 Sonnet on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 108 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

On GPQA Diamond, Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores 59.4%, 19 points above Claude 3 Sonnet at 40.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Sonnet released?
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3 Sonnet or Claude 3.5 Sonnet?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3 Sonnet 40.4% vs Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4%.

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