How to Access Claude 3 API for Opus and Sonnet Models (With Examples)

Anthropic introduced a newfamily of Claude 3 modelswhich include Opus (largest), Sonnet (mid-size), and Haiku (smallest). The company has also made the API for Claude 3 models available immediately.

While Claude 3 API pricing, especially for the Opus model, is quite expensive in comparison to GPT-4 Turbo, users and developers want to check out the model’s capabilities. So here is a simple tutorial on how to access Claude 3 API for Opus and Sonnet models. We have also added a few code examples for you to start testing the models.

Note:Anthropic is currently offering Claude 3 API worth $5 in free credits. Before you buy the API, you can claim free credits and test Opus and Sonnet models right away.

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Tutorial to Use Claude 3 API With Examples

Released a new plugin for using the new Claude 3 models from Anthropic with my LLM CLI tool:pipx install llmllm install llm-claude-3llm keys set claude# paste Anthropic API key herellm -m claude-3-opus ‘3 fun facts about pelicans’pic.twitter.com/0mgI5J4oqJ— Simon Willison (@simonw)March 4, 2024

So that is how you can quickly access the Claude 3 API and test both Opus and Sonnet models. Anthropic is currently not offering API for the smallest Haiku model. If that changes in the future, we will let you know. Anyway, that is all from us. If you are looking toaccess the Gemini API key, follow our linked guide. And if you have any questions, let us know in the comment section below.

Arjun Sha

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