Models

Model releases, API pricing, and capability shifts from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and the open-weight world. Model economics set the cost basis of every AI service an MSP builds or resells, and they change monthly. Staying model-agnostic is margin protection; this beat is where you watch the ground move.

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Models

Anthropic · Jun 30

Anthropic ships Claude Sonnet 5 with introductory pricing until August 31

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5 as its new default model, claiming performance near Opus 4.8 at mid-tier cost, with cyber safeguards on by default and introductory API pricing that steps up after August 31.

▸ The MSP Angle

How should MSPs price projects around introductory model rates?

A near-flagship model at mid-tier cost is the sweet spot for most client workloads: summarization, drafting, ticket triage. The date that matters is August 31, when the price steps up. Anything you quote on introductory pricing needs to survive the increase.

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