Anthropic's model naming, extrapolated
Published: (June 10, 2026 at 02:45 PM EDT)
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Source: Hacker News
Source: Hacker News
Aphorism One sentence, but it always feels right
**Haiku**
Small poem, small bill
Marginalia
Provides unprompted commentary on your code
Abstract
Summarizes reasoning it hasn’t done
**Sonnet**
Medium poem, medium bill
Diatribe
Sonnet, but angry
**Opus**
Long poem, entire bill
Treatise
Opus, but citation is left as an exercise for the reader
**Mythos**
Opus, but scary
**Fable**
Mythos, until the question matters
**Fable (xhigh)**
Bankruptcy speedrun
Saga
Fable, but with extra meandering
Saga (Unabridged)
Includes answers to unrelated questions
Lore
Interpretation requires a wiki
Cinematic Universe
Multiple Sagas with a Lore dispatch layer
Cinematic Universe (Director's Cut)
Same answer, 42% more tokens
Terms of Service
No liability for answers or the consequences thereof
Overwhelmingly Large Narrative Unit
Requires viewing a "previously on" segment prior to usage
Omnibus
Fine-tuning will continue until morale improves