Living definition
What is Claude 3 family + Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic)?
Foundation Models & LLMs AI & Agents
- As of
- 2026-10-05
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Claude 3 family + Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic) is a line of large language models published at several capability and cost tiers, spanning lightweight variants intended for high-volume tasks through larger ones aimed at extended reasoning and long-context work.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-05, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 55, reported 35, gap 20) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest Favor actively supported models for new deployments; retain Opus 3 when its particular behavior is needed and continued access is confirmed.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Claude 3 family + Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Anthropic).
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06