Breaking Down Sonnet 5's Release

Seems like a pretty awesome time to be a Seems like a pretty awesome time to be a Claude fan cuz we just got two huge Claude fan cuz we just got two huge Claude fan cuz we just got two huge pieces of news. The first is a new pieces of news. The first is a new pieces of news. The first is a new model, Sonnet 5. But in more important model, Sonnet 5. But in more important model, Sonnet 5. But in more important news, Fable 5 has just been unbanned by news, Fable 5 has just been unbanned by news, Fable 5 has just been unbanned by the Secretary of Commerce. The the Secretary of Commerce. The the Secretary of Commerce. The restrictions have been lifted. So restrictions have been lifted. So restrictions have been lifted. So knowing that that's good makes me happy, knowing that that's good makes me happy, knowing that that's good makes me happy, especially because uh I don't want to especially because uh I don't want to especially because uh I don't want to use Sonet 5 too much. Let's start from use Sonet 5 too much. Let's start from use Sonet 5 too much. Let's start from what Anthropic has to say. Sonnet 5 is what Anthropic has to say. Sonnet 5 is what Anthropic has to say. Sonnet 5 is built to be the most agentic sonnet built to be the most agentic sonnet built to be the most agentic sonnet model yet. It can make plans, use tools model yet. It can make plans, use tools model yet. It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run like browsers and terminals, and run like browsers and terminals, and run autonomously at a level that a just a autonomously at a level that a just a autonomously at a level that a just a few months ago required larger and more few months ago required larger and more few months ago required larger and more expensive models. We'll talk about the expensive models. We'll talk about the expensive models. We'll talk about the more expensive a lot as we go forward. more expensive a lot as we go forward. more expensive a lot as we go forward. It honestly feels like Anthropic bumped It honestly feels like Anthropic bumped It honestly feels like Anthropic bumped up the tier for everything where what we up the tier for everything where what we up the tier for everything where what we used to use Haiku for, we now use used to use Haiku for, we now use used to use Haiku for, we now use Sonnet. What we used to use Sana for, we Sonnet. What we used to use Sana for, we Sonnet. What we used to use Sana for, we now use Opus. And what we used to use now use Opus. And what we used to use now use Opus. And what we used to use Opus for, we now use Fable. Very clever Opus for, we now use Fable. Very clever Opus for, we now use Fable. Very clever way to get us to spend more money. But way to get us to spend more money. But way to get us to spend more money. But Sonnet is important. So, let's see how Sonnet is important. So, let's see how Sonnet is important. So, let's see how it improved. They're debuting it at an it improved. They're debuting it at an it improved. They're debuting it at an introductory price of $2 per million introductory price of $2 per million introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million out input tokens and $10 per million out input tokens and $10 per million out until August 31st, at which point until August 31st, at which point until August 31st, at which point they're going to bump it back to the they're going to bump it back to the they're going to bump it back to the usual for Sauna, which is 3 per mil in usual for Sauna, which is 3 per mil in usual for Sauna, which is 3 per mil in and 15 per mill out. It is funny to be and 15 per mill out. It is funny to be and 15 per mill out. It is funny to be filming this right after I publish my filming this right after I publish my filming this right after I publish my video about how OpenAI models are so video about how OpenAI models are so video about how OpenAI models are so efficient because this model is the efficient because this model is the efficient because this model is the opposite. It used almost two times as opposite. It used almost two times as opposite. It used almost two times as many tokens as Opus and more than two many tokens as Opus and more than two many tokens as Opus and more than two times as many close to like five times times as many close to like five times times as many close to like five times as many as GBT55 did on XI. They did as many as GBT55 did on XI. They did as many as GBT55 did on XI. They did 69K.

69K. 69K. You could do the math. It's not an You could do the math. It's not an You could do the math. It's not an efficient model at all. It's not cuz efficient model at all. It's not cuz efficient model at all. It's not cuz they built the model to be expensive. they built the model to be expensive. they built the model to be expensive. It's cuz they built it to go and go It's cuz they built it to go and go It's cuz they built it to go and go until it gets an answer, even if it's until it gets an answer, even if it's until it gets an answer, even if it's not smart enough to do it. And this is not smart enough to do it. And this is not smart enough to do it. And this is where our job gets more interesting where our job gets more interesting where our job gets more interesting again as engineers, because we have to again as engineers, because we have to again as engineers, because we have to help the model decide what version of help the model decide what version of help the model decide what version of itself it should use. But if you get it itself it should use. But if you get it itself it should use. But if you get it wrong, Sonet ends up more expensive than wrong, Sonet ends up more expensive than wrong, Sonet ends up more expensive than if you just use the senior engineer for if you just use the senior engineer for if you just use the senior engineer for everything. The reason this model's everything. The reason this model's everything. The reason this model's interesting to me is because it has interesting to me is because it has interesting to me is because it has behaviors that I've only seen before in behaviors that I've only seen before in behaviors that I've only seen before in Fable 5. It likes sub agents and it Fable 5. It likes sub agents and it Fable 5. It likes sub agents and it knows how to orchestrate them. It does a knows how to orchestrate them. It does a knows how to orchestrate them. It does a good job of breaking up work into good job of breaking up work into good job of breaking up work into smaller pieces and then handing that off smaller pieces and then handing that off smaller pieces and then handing that off and staying on task. That is the thing and staying on task. That is the thing and staying on task. That is the thing that made Fable 5 so different that made that made Fable 5 so different that made that made Fable 5 so different that made it so exciting to me is that it could it so exciting to me is that it could it so exciting to me is that it could break up the work to do bigger, heavier break up the work to do bigger, heavier break up the work to do bigger, heavier things. I think this model will be most things. I think this model will be most things. I think this model will be most useful as a tool for other smarter useful as a tool for other smarter useful as a tool for other smarter models once we get more things that models once we get more things that models once we get more things that understand orchestration better, such as understand orchestration better, such as understand orchestration better, such as Fable 5, Mythos 5, and hopefully, Fable 5, Mythos 5, and hopefully, Fable 5, Mythos 5, and hopefully, fingers crossed, GPT 5.6. I am sticking fingers crossed, GPT 5.6. I am sticking fingers crossed, GPT 5.6. I am sticking with five five and opus for now and I'm with five five and opus for now and I'm with five five and opus for now and I'm definitely moving back to fable the definitely moving back to fable the definitely moving back to fable the moment that I HAVE ACCESS AGAIN.