Sonnet 5: score and benchmark evidence
Historical release · · Anthropic
88.5 points · Rank 16 among 19 ranked models · Stability range 82.1–93.9 points.
Rank follows the point estimate; it does not establish statistically significant superiority. The scale is anchored at mean 100, SD 15 in the frozen calibration cohort, not human IQ or a percentage.
Release tli-2026-v4.2-2026-09-06. Methodology and limitations for this release.
This page preserves historical evidence. See the current model record.
Capability domains
Domain scores use calibration-cohort standard-deviation units. Unmeasured domains are shown as unavailable, not zero.
| Domain | Score (SD units) | Observed benchmarks |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge & reasoning | -0.49 | 11 |
| Coding & software engineering | -0.27 | 16 |
| Agentic tool & computer use | -0.99 | 11 |
| Professional & real-world work | -0.45 | 18 |
| Multimodal & vision | -0.51 | 6 |
| Cybersecurity | -3.01 | 1 |
| Preference & communication | -0.68 | 4 |
Published benchmark evidence
67 results contribute to this score, from 67 collected results. Counts are not independent sample sizes.
This older release did not preserve per-model source records in its public snapshot. The archived scores remain available, but the current model record's evidence should not be treated as the source for these historical values.
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The Latent. “Sonnet 5: score and benchmark evidence.” 2026-09-06. Release tli-2026-v4.2-2026-09-06.
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