Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

UpdateJun 30, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Model Serving now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 as a Databricks-hosted model. Designed for coding, agentic workflows, and professional work at scale, Claude Sonnet 5 delivers near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet's cost efficiency and speed. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs .

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