Anthropic has recently unveiled its new series of AI models – Claude 3. These models have performed exceptionally well during benchmark tests, surpassing other models such as GPT-4 and Gemini. Claude 3 models are highly advanced large language models (LLMs) presented in three variants: Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. Each variant comes with unique traits and strengths. Haiku is the fastest and most cost-effective model, processing extensive information within three seconds. Sonnet model is twice as quick as Claude 2 and 2.1, making it ideal for rapid tasks including knowledge retrieval and sales automation. Opus model matches the speed of Claude 2 and 2.1 but offers superior levels of intelligence.
The Claude 3’s models exhibit enhanced vision capabilities, effortlessly processing different visual formats like photos, charts, graphs, and technical diagrams. To use the latest model, new users have to visit the anthropic website and create a new account. Next, an API key is needed to install the Python package.
A Python API test was run to check if the old version was still compatible with the new model. However, it was evident that the old Python API could not be used with Claude-3-Opus-20240229, thus the need for a Messages API.
Claude 3’s Opus model was able to respond clearly when instructed to respond in Urdu language. Moreover, the text response was neatly presented using IPython Markdown, displaying bullet points, headings, code blocks, and links.
The Claude 3 model works with both Synchronous APIs which execute API requests sequentially, and Asynchronous APIs which allow multiple concurrent requests without blocking – making them more scalable and efficient.
Additionally, Claude 3 features a streaming approach, which processes the output of a language model as soon as it becomes available, instead of waiting for the complete response. The dual usage of an async function alongside streaming was also demonstrated successfully.
Claude 3 Vision has improved over time and it now requires one to provide a base64 type image to the messages API to get a response. After providing a base64-encoded image to the Messages API, a beautiful poem was generated using a tulip image. As well, the model was tested by loading multiple images, and it successfully generated a short story combining all the images.
In all, Claude 3 Opus is a promising model with impressive capabilities. Its advanced features give it potential to become a trailblazer in the AI industry. Despite its relatively slower speed, it houses a number of specialized features that makes it stand out among other AI models.
