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Sonnet 5 vs Opus 4.8: Which Model Should You Use?
Anthropic's Sonnet 5 lands within a few percentage points of Opus 4.8 at less than half the cost. Here's the pricing, the benchmarks, and the real decision — when Sonnet 5 wins and when Opus is still cheaper.
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