{"slug": "anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series", "title": "Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 5 closes the gap to the pricier Opus model series", "summary": "Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, which outperforms its predecessor Sonnet 4.6 across all benchmarks and surpasses the larger Opus 4.8 on the GDPval-AA v2 knowledge work test with a score of 1,618. The company noted the model scores far below government-blocked models on cybersecurity tasks, a likely signal amid ongoing debate.", "body_md": "Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, which beats its predecessor Sonnet 4.6 across all benchmarks and even edges past the larger Opus 4.8 on the GDPval-AA v2 knowledge work test with a score of 1,618. Anthropic is also quick to point out that the model scores far below the models the US government currently has blocked when it comes to cybersecurity tasks, a likely deliberate signal given the ongoing debate.\n\nThe article [Anthropic's new Claude Sonnet 5 closes the gap to the pricier Opus model series](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 18:46:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 18:58:49.061825+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude Sonnet 5", "Sonnet 4.6", "Opus 4.8", "GDPval-AA v2"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/anthropic-s-new-claude-sonnet-5-closes-the-gap-to-the-pricier-opus-model-series.jsonld"}}