Key takeaways
- Sonnet 5 is a clear upgrade to Sonnet 4.6 with stronger performance across the board.
- The model brings advanced intelligence at Sonnet pricing.
- Sonnet 5 is built for coding, agentic tasks, and everyday professional work.
On June 30, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the availability of Anthropic's Sonnet 5 on Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS. According to Anthropic, Sonnet 5 is a clear upgrade to for Sonnet 4.6, with stronger performance across coding, professional work, and agentic tasks.
What’s new in Claude Sonnet 5
- Coding—cleaner, more maintainable code with corrections needed along the way.
- Agents—more reliable backbone for agents, calling tools more precisely, and recovering from errors without losing the thread.
- Professional work—consistent everyday model for office tasks with reduced rounds of editing needed to reach production-ready documents.
Getting started
Visit Anthropic's Claude in Amazon Bedrock product page for more detailed information on all Claude models available on AWS.
Dive deeper
Visit Anthropic’s Claude in Amazon Bedrock product page for more detailed information on Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Opus 4.1, and Claude Sonnet 4.
June 30, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Sonnet 5.
June 9, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Fable 5.
May 28, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Opus 4.8.
February 17, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Sonnet 4.6.
February 5, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Opus 4.6.
November 24, 2025: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Opus 4.5.
October 15, 2025: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Haiku 4.5.
September 29, 2025: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Sonnet 4.5.
August 5, 2025: This article has been updated to reflect the availability of Claude Opus 4.1.
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