Some lesser-known AI models that are increasingly standing out
Claude, the set of artificial intelligence models from Anthropic, has quickly gained ground in the competitive AI space, rivaling giants like OpenAI. This family of models is designed to perform a variety of tasks ranging from drafting emails and image captioning to solving complex programming and math problems. Although the name Claude may not be as recognized as others in AI, its versatility and capabilities are positioning it as one of the most promising tools for businesses and developers.
Anthropic has given an artistic touch by naming its models Claude, drawing inspiration from literary works such as the haiku and the sonnet. The current versions are Claude 3 Haiku, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3 Opus, each with features and performances tailored to different needs.
One aspect that makes the Claude models stand out is their ability to analyze large volumes of data in a single interaction. This is due to their context capacity, which in the standard versions of Claude can handle up to 200,000 tokens.
To put it in perspective, 200,000 tokens are approximately equivalent to 150,000 words, or the content of a 600-page novel. This capability allows Claude to analyze large amounts of text, images, graphics, and technical diagrams, which is useful for a variety of applications.
In addition to analyzing texts, Claude models can also generate structured outputs in formats like JSON, making them very useful if we need organized and precise information. This allows us to process data, so to speak, and change their format or perform operations with them while maintaining a formatted response.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that these models can also follow multistep instructions, making them more efficient for solving complex problems.
Despite their versatility, Claude models are not, like all other AI systems, free from some shortcomings. One of the main ones is that they do not have internet access. This means they are not the best option for answering questions about current events or obtaining real-time information.
Additionally, although Claude can generate simple diagrams, it cannot create complex images, which can be a disadvantage compared to other AI models that do have this capability.
Claude's models, for now, focus on text and very specific datasets to achieve the performance they boast. Although there is no official confirmation, it is expected that Anthropic is already developing new versions with network access capability or image generation.
We can access Claude from claude.ai for free, just by creating an account. Anthropic offers subscription plans that cater to both individual users and businesses. The plans, and their prices, are as follows:
The Claude models are available through the Anthropic API, as well as on managed platforms like Amazon Bedrock and Google Cloud's Vertex AI. Prices vary depending on the model, giving us the flexibility we need according to our requirements:
Additionally, Anthropic offers additional tools to optimize costs and performance, such as prompt caching and batch processing of requests, which save time and money by reusing contexts from previous requests or grouping lower-priority tasks.
The Claude models from Anthropic are both powerful and versatile, with applications across a wide range of sectors. Their ability to process large volumes of data, combined with their simplicity, makes these tools, although less known than ChatGPT, very capable and undoubtedly interesting.
