GCP Vertex AI exposes Claude 3 Sonnet through model ID claude-3-sonnet. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
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- 2Use the GCP Vertex AI SDK or REST API to call
claude-3-sonnet— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
pip install google-cloud-aiplatformGOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTclaude-3-sonnetFor Google-published models use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash-001". For third-party publishers (Anthropic, Meta, etc.) use the full publisher path, e.g. "publishers/anthropic/models/claude-3-5-sonnet-v2@20241022".
import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
# Reads GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT from env; authenticates via Application Default Credentials
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")
model = GenerativeModel("claude-3-sonnet")
response = model.generate_content("Hello")
print(response.text)Pricing on GCP Vertex AI
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $3.00 |
| Output tokens | $15.00 |
Capabilities
About Claude 3 Sonnet
Claude 3 Sonnet by Anthropic is a versatile large language AI model, balancing intelligence and speed for diverse enterprise use cases. It is part of the Claude 3 family, positioned between the powerful Opus and the faster Haiku models. Sonnet excels in nuanced content creation, accurate summarization, and complex scientific query handling while also showcasing proficiency in non-English languages and coding tasks. Additionally, it enhances vision capabilities with exceptional skills in visual reasoning, such as interpreting charts, graphs, and transcribing text from imperfect images, which benefits industries like retail, logistics, and finance.