No longer supported

This model is deprecated (released August 2023) and is no longer actively maintained or recommended by Anthropic. Consider using their current flagship model instead.

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Claude Instant 1.2

by Anthropic· Released August 2023· Cutoff Early 2023

Claude Instant 1.2 is a faster, more affordable version of Claude, designed for low-latency tasks like customer service and content classification. It offers a balance of speed and intelligence, making it suitable for real-time applications where cost efficiency is critical.

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Input cost

$0.80 per 1M tokens

Output cost

$2.40 per 1M tokens

Context window

100K tokens

Max output

4096 tokens

Modalities

text

License

proprietary

Capabilities

Text GenerationCode GenerationQuestion AnsweringSummarizationClassificationStreaming

Best For

Low-latency, cost-sensitive applications requiring fast responses and moderate reasoning.

Strengths

Fast inference speed
Lower cost compared to Claude 2
100K token context window
Good for simple tasks and classification

Limitations

Less capable than Claude 2 for complex reasoning
No vision or multimodal support
Deprecated in favor of newer models
Limited to text-only input

Use Cases

Customer support chatbots

Content moderation and classification

Real-time text summarization

Simple code generation

Data extraction from documents

Language translation

Sentiment analysis

Improvements Over Previous Model

Introduced as a faster, cheaper alternative to Claude 1.3
Lower latency compared to Claude 1.3
Reduced pricing: $0.80/M input vs $1.63/M for Claude 1.3
100K context window (same as Claude 1.3)
Improved performance on classification and summarization tasks

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