AI Launch Profile
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the first release in the Claude 3.5 model family, with strong intelligence, coding, vision, and API availability.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- Anthropic
- Launch date
- June 21, 2024
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- AI Productivity Tools
- Audience
- Developers, Enterprises, Researchers
- Pricing
- Available on free Claude.ai access with higher limits for Pro and Team plans; API pricing launched at published token rates.
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- No
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Evidence state
- Recheck due
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: checked June 8, 2026
- Last updated
- June 11, 2026
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- Definition
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- Required provenance
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- Owner
- Kingy freshness queue owner and assigned editorial reviewer
- Freshness rule
- This is already outside its freshness rule. It must not be presented as current until reviewed against current evidence.
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Kingy Launch Score
7.2 / 10 · Solid
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Why this score
- Source & verification 7.0/10 — The Anthropic launch post plus the Claude model documentation — two first-party sources. anthropic.com
- Product evidence 7.5/10 — A model with intelligence, coding, and vision available through free Claude.ai, Pro and Team plans, and the API. platform.claude.com
- Significance & novelty 7.5/10 — The record frames it as a breakout launch that became a favorite for coding, writing, and analysis workflows and shaped the model landscape through late 2024. anthropic.com
- Traction signals not scored — insufficient sourced evidence
- Offer clarity 6.5/10 — Free Claude.ai access with higher limits on Pro and Team; the API launched at published token rates. anthropic.com
Evidence checked 2026-07-11
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Kingy AI Take
Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the first model in that family, with strong intelligence, coding, and vision available on free Claude access, Pro and Team plans, and the API (anthropic.com). Developers and Enterprises got what the record frames as a defining 2024 assistant model. It is now a historical milestone, so teams choosing Claude today should compare current Sonnet and Opus models rather than assume the 2024 release remains the best fit.
Who it is for
Claude users, developers, enterprise teams, writers, analysts, and anyone needing a fast high-quality general assistant.
Traction notes
A breakout model launch that became a favorite for coding, writing, and analysis workflows.
Source list
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