Claude Sonnet 5 Could Be Released Later Today, But May Not Be Better Than Opus 4.8
Summary
Claude Sonnet 5 may be released later today, featuring a new tokenizer, high-resolution vision, and marketed as Sonnet-priced near-Opus performance, but it may not exceed Opus 4.8.
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