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Claude Instant 1.2

Retired · Language

Claude Instant 1.2 is an updated version of Claude Instant, which Anthropic positions as its quicker, lower-cost language model for tasks such as dialogue, text analysis, summarisation and document comprehension; it was released through the API in August 2023. Anthropic says it draws on strengths of Claude 2 and improves on Claude Instant 1.1 in maths, coding, reasoning and safety. [1] Primary source

Timeline of Claude Instant 1.2 →

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  • Released Primary source[1]
  • Deprecated Primary source[2]2024-09-04: Claude 1 and Instant models
  • Retired Primary source[2]2024-09-04: Claude 1 and Instant models [3]November 6th, 2024
  • Status Retired Primary source[2]2024-09-04: Claude 1 and Instant models
  • Change · Other Anthropic reports gains over Claude Instant 1.1 in maths, coding and reasoning.Compared with Claude Instant Primary source[1]
  • Change · Other Gives longer, more structured responses and follows formatting instructions more closely, according to Anthropic, with better quote extraction and question answering.Compared with Claude Instant Primary source[1]
  • Change · Languages Anthropic reports improved multilingual capabilities, without naming languages or figures.Compared with Claude Instant Primary source[1]
  • Change · Safety Hallucinates less and resists jailbreaks better, according to Anthropic's automated red-teaming evaluation.Compared with Claude Instant Primary source[1]
  • Parameters Not disclosedNot disclosed by Anthropic. No claim madeNo source
  • Access API Primary source[1]

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