Anthropic Says Its Newest AI Model Is Getting Pretty Good at Using a Computer

Developers are getting a huge boost from the larger 1 million token context window. Early testers of Claude Code reported that Sonnet 4.6 is capable of reading context before modifying code, consolidates logic instead of duplicating it and avoids overengineering and “laziness” that earlier models suffer from.

The Claude Sonnet 4.6 shows 'major improvement' in computer use skills when compared to prior Sonnet models, Anthropic claimed.

Anthropic launched the latest version of Claude Sonnet on Tuesday, which it says “approaches Opus-level intelligence,” featuring improvements in coding and computer use with tasks like navigating spreadsheets or filling out web forms.

Anthropic today updated its Sonnet model to version 4.6, and the company says it is the most capable Sonnet model to date with upgrades across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning,

Even as Anthropic and OpenAI unnerve stock market investors with business-focused AI products that could undermine existing enterprise software firms, the software incumbents are trying to catch up. Companies ranging from Microsoft to ServiceNow and Snowflake have come out with products designed

Anthropic has released a new version of its mid-size Sonnet model, keeping pace with the company's four-month update cycle.