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[Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks
Thu, July 2, 2026
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Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet's cost efficiency and s.
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