Claude 3.5 Sonnet
The balanced champion
Anthropic's most popular model, offering an ideal balance of intelligence, speed, and cost. Excels at coding, analysis, and nuanced writing.
Performance Scores
Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Capability Radar
Strengths
Best-in-class coding
Excellent writing quality
Strong reasoning
Good speed-to-quality ratio
Weaknesses
Can be overly cautious
Sometimes refuses valid requests
200K context smaller than competitors
Use Cases
Software development
Technical writing
Data analysis
Content creation
Example Demo
Example Prompts
Full-stack development
“Refactor this React component to use proper TypeScript types, add error handling, and implement unit tests.”
Technical writing
“Write a comprehensive technical blog post about WebAssembly and its impact on web development.”
Data analysis
“Analyze this dataset and create visualizations using Python/matplotlib with detailed explanations.”