Anthropic Just Dropped Claude Sonnet 4.6 — And It's Now FREE For Everyone

Anthropic just made a huge move that could shake up the entire AI industry.nnThe company released Claude Sonnet 4.6 yesterday, and here's the kicker — it's now the default model for BOTH free and paid users. That means you get near-top-tier AI performance without paying a dime.nnSo what's actually better? Anthropic says Sonnet 4.6 is significantly improved at coding, using computers, design work, and crunching through massive amounts of data. The company even claims it performs at the level that used to require their most expensive model.nnThis is Anthropic's second major model drop in just 12 days (they launched Opus 4.6 on February 5th). The pace is absolutely wild.nnWhy does this matter to you? If you've been using ChatGPT and never tried Claude, now's the time. You're getting premium-quality AI for free — and the competition between these companies means things are only going to get better.nnAs reported by CNBC.

Source: CNBC