GCP Vertex AI exposes Claude 3.5 Sonnet through model ID claude-3.5-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-3.5-sonnet— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
pip install google-cloud-aiplatformGOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECTclaude-3.5-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-3.5-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 3.5 Sonnet
Claude 3.5 Sonnet, the latest in Anthropic's line of large language models, merges state-of-the-art reasoning, coding, and natural language understanding capabilities with advanced multi-modal processing. Released in October 2024, it excels in benchmarks against previous models and competitors, thanks to its scalable attention mechanisms and massive neural network architecture. Its dynamic routing enables specialization in various tasks, supporting applications from software development and data analysis to customer support and content creation. Users benefit from its "Artifacts" feature for real-time collaborative workflows and can access the model through platforms like Claude.ai and APIs at competitive pricing rates.