Anthropic's Hybrid AI Model: Deep Reasoning Meets Speed

Anthropic, an AI startup, is preparing to release its next major AI model, a hybrid approach blending deep reasoning capabilities with fast response times. This new model will reportedly offer a 'sliding scale' for developers to control costs, as deep reasoning is computationally intensive. Early reports suggest it outperforms OpenAI's o3-mini-high model on certain programming tasks and excels in analyzing large codebases and business benchmarks. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently hinted at the model's impending release.