Anthropic launches Claude 2 with 100,000 context windows, file uploads

Anthropic released a significant update to its conversational AI assistant, Claude 2, with 100,000 context windows.

The new Claude-2-100k model provides improved performance, longer responses and expanded access through a public beta website and API integration.

Screenshot from Claude.ai, July 2023

Claude 2 File uploads

You can upload PDF and other file types for analysis.

Screenshot from Claude.ai, July 2023

Claude’s new model can handle longer inputs and outputs, parsing documents of up to 100,000 tokens or writing content with up to a few thousand tokens.

I tested the upload function in Claude 2 with a 31 page PDF file from a to studyand quickly responded with the following.

Screenshot from Claude.ai, July 2023

Enhanced reasoning abilities

Claude 2 demonstrates stronger language and reasoning abilities than previous versions, scoring higher on tests such as the BAR exam and the GRE.

The company claims that this model has much better encoding capabilities, with significantly higher scores in programming evaluations.

Anthropic says that security has been a focus in the development of Claude, so it is less likely to generate harmful content. The company uses extensive techniques and tests to reduce risks.

How to get Claude 2

Claude-2-100k is available in public beta for US and UK users via the new website and Poe.com with a paid subscription.

Screenshot from Poe.com, July 2023

Claude’s API is also offered for enterprise, with the same price as the previous version.

You can register for early access to the Claude API here:

Early partners like Jasper, Sourcegraph, and others are already integrating the new version of Claude via the API and are finding value in its improved semantics, reasoning, and larger context window.