Claude 3 Family Released
Narrative
Three models: Opus (flagship), Sonnet (balanced), Haiku (fast). Outperforms GPT-4 and Gemini Ultra. Vision capabilities. 200K context.
Reality
Benchmarks verified: Opus leads on many tests. Sonnet excellent price/performance. Haiku genuinely fast. Vision quality strong. 200K context working reliably.
Implication
Established Anthropic as tier-1 frontier lab. Three-tier strategy validated. GPT-4 supremacy challenged. Enterprise adoption accelerated. Safety narrative maintained.