Using Claude 3.5 Sonnet on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · Claude 3.5 · Anthropic

Serverless

OpenRouter exposes Claude 3.5 Sonnet through model ID anthropic/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

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet — see the documentation for request format.

Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

Pricing on OpenRouter

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsCode Execution

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.

Model Specs

Released2024-06-20
Parameters70B
Context200k
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2024-04

Provider

OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA