Claude Instant
Analysis Summary
Claude Instant sits in the Emerging tier on our leaderboard, ranked #439 of 561 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.000 input and $0.000 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market.
Editorial notes
Claude Instant is a 2023-era Anthropic model with very low benchmark scores; fully superseded by multiple Claude generations and not recommended for any current business deployment.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| Provider | Anthropic |
| Release Date | March 14, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
