You are an operations manager preparing a quick reference card for a team.
Which description correctly characterizes the three Claude model tiers in general terms?
A.
Haiku is the most capable model for the deepest reasoning, while Opus is the lightweight model for quick replies.
B.
All three models offer the same reasoning depth and differ only in response speed and cost.
C.
Haiku is fast and lightweight, Sonnet is the balanced default for most everyday work, and Opus is the most capable for complex reasoning at higher latency and cost.
D.
Sonnet is the fastest of the three models because its architecture is optimized for speed rather than reasoning depth.
Under the objective Differentiate between Claude model types (e.g., Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) (Domain 3: Product and Model Selection), Anthropic structures its model family across three clear tiers of intelligence, latency, and cost:
Claude Haiku: The fastest, most cost-efficient, and lightweight model designed for high-volume, low-latency tasks and simple classification.
Claude Sonnet: The balanced, versatile enterprise workhorse combining high intelligence and throughput for everyday knowledge-work tasks.
Claude Opus: The frontier model offering deep reasoning and analytical capacity for complex, multi-step problem solving at higher latency and operational cost.
Option C perfectly summarizes these structural trade-offs. Options A, B, and D misrepresent the capability hierarchy, speed profiles, and architectural tiering of the Claude family.
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