Anthropic just released Claude Sonnet 5 as the new default model, and the numbers are hard to ignore. It scores nearly the same as Opus 4.8 on most benchmarks while costing about 40% less. Three real-world tests back that up with actual dollars and token counts. ⚡

We'll Talk About:

• What Claude Sonnet 5 is and how it fits into Anthropic's model lineup
• Full benchmark comparison between Sonnet 5 and Opus 4.8
• Pricing breakdown and what the new tokenizer means for your actual bill
• Three real-world tests with token counts and dollar costs
• The cost math when you scale to hundreds of runs per day
• When to use Sonnet 5 and when to stick with Opus 4.8

Keywords: Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Sonnet 5 Vs Opus 4.8, Anthropic Model Pricing, AI Workflo ...