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Anthropic Default Shifts to Sonnet 5
Jul 1, 2026SOURCE: techtimes.com
SO WHAT
The window is still open, but defaults are becoming the real battleground for who shapes cognition at scale.
Anthropic made Claude Sonnet 5 the default for Free and Pro users, replacing Sonnet 4.6. The move signals a tighter loop between capability and distribution, with agentic performance closing the gap inside the old system.
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