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Claude Sonnet 3.5
by Anthropic
CLOSEDHOSTEDCODING ASSISTANTWRITING HELPPROBLEM SOLVINGGENERAL ASSISTANT
RANKED #61 OF 316 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #83 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.2 · 1,978 VOICES ·
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A capable AI assistant built for everyday writing, problem solving, and writing code.
HAPPY8.5
417 mentions
SAD6.5
175 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 438 voices in this window
HOLDING UP
Recent vibe is steady. No clear fade in the crowd.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. Anthropic hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Claude Sonnet 3.5 is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
- OPEN WEIGHTS5.9
GLM 5.2 504BZhipuPick for top-tier coding, reasoning, and long context matching Claude Sonnet.💸 COST EFFICIENT🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💻 STRONG AT CODE2.2k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS7.2
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeekPick for rapid, highly affordable general assistance and everyday code generation.💸 COST EFFICIENT⚡ FAST💻 STRONG AT CODE15.0k VOICESMATCH★★★ - OPEN WEIGHTS6.8DeepSeek ReasonerDeepSeekPick when complex step-by-step reasoning and deep logic are required at low cost.💸 COST EFFICIENT🏆 NEAR-PEER QUALITY💻 STRONG AT CODE4.2k VOICESMATCH★★★
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users consider Claude Sonnet 3.5 well worth the money, praising its dependable performance, writing quality, and strong coding help. However, some people note it can make things up or occasionally lecture and refuse prompts.
1437 POSTS · 541 COMMENTS · GITHUB · REDDIT · X · DEV.TO · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY · DEV FORUMS · BLUESKY
PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (28 mentions)
- People feel it is worth the money (11 mentions)
- Good at writing and wording things (5 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Sometimes makes things up (9 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (4 mentions)
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codePEOPLE LOVE THIS
28 thumbs up · 8 thumbs down
- PricePEOPLE LOVE THIS
11 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
- Getting facts rightA SORE SPOT
2 thumbs up · 9 thumbs down
- WritingPEOPLE LOVE THIS
5 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
- Working when you need itMIXED FEELINGS
2 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 4 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM REDDIT >
“I thought Chatgpt 4o was good at coding until I tried Claude sonnet 3.5.”
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- REDDIT · 2024-12-06 · 2599 UPVOTESI spent 8 hours testing o1 Pro ($200) vs Claude Sonnet 3.5 ($20) - Here's what nobody tells you about the real-world performance difference
I spent 8 hours testing o1 Pro ($200) vs Claude Sonnet 3.5 ($20) - Here's what nobody tells you about the real-world performance difference
- REDDIT · 2024-06-20 · 1283 UPVOTESAnthropicAI: Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet
AnthropicAI: Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet
- REDDIT · 2024-10-22 · 1190 UPVOTESIntroducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku
Introducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 Haiku
- REDDIT · 2024-11-20 · 806 UPVOTESChinese o1 competitor (DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview) thinks for over 6 minutes! (Even GPT4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet couldn't solve this)
Chinese o1 competitor (DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview) thinks for over 6 minutes! (Even GPT4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet couldn't solve this)
- REDDIT · 2025-01-05 · 581 UPVOTESBoys… I think we’re cooked
Boys… I think we’re cooked
- REDDIT · 2024-06-24 · 529 UPVOTESAfter trying Claude 3.5 Sonnet, I cannot believe I ever used GPT 4o
After trying Claude 3.5 Sonnet, I cannot believe I ever used GPT 4o
- LEMMY · 2026-08-10 · 454 UPVOTESClaude vs Claude
Claude vs Claude
- REDDIT · 2024-11-26 · 424 UPVOTES"Claude 3.5 Sonnet ... is better than every junior and most mid level media buyers / strategists I have worked with"
"Claude 3.5 Sonnet ... is better than every junior and most mid level media buyers / strategists I have worked with"
- REDDIT · 2024-06-20 · 419 UPVOTESClaude 3.5 Sonnet
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
- REDDIT · 2024-08-04 · 407 UPVOTESAnthropic founder estimates there's a 30% chance Claude could be fine-tuned to autonomously replicate and spread on its own without human…
Anthropic founder estimates there's a 30% chance Claude could be fine-tuned to autonomously replicate and spread on its own without human guidance
- REDDIT · 2024-12-18 · 325 UPVOTESClaude has finally been dethroned as the best Coding model but only barely - o1's Livebench scores are insane
Claude has finally been dethroned as the best Coding model but only barely - o1's Livebench scores are insane
- REDDIT · 2024-06-25 · 302 UPVOTESClaude 3.5 sonnet propose a magnetic 🧲 powered wind turbine then it conjure up some animated blueprint/ concept. Can this actually be a…
Claude 3.5 sonnet propose a magnetic 🧲 powered wind turbine then it conjure up some animated blueprint/ concept. Can this actually be a real thing. I think not, just seem too simple. What you guys think.