Anthropic's API is the developer surface for Claude models. Distinguishing features in 2026: prompt caching (90% cost reduction on cached prefixes — the deepest discount in the industry), extended thinking (Claude can reason out-of-band before responding), computer use (Claude can drive a computer's GUI), Files API (managed file storage), Agent SDK (production-grade agent harness), and MCP (Model Context Protocol) as the default integration mechanism. Pricing is per-input/output token. Often chosen over OpenAI for: long-context work, code review, reasoning-heavy tasks, or when prompt caching makes economics work. The Agent SDK is increasingly used to build Claude-powered agents in production.
מילון
מה זה Anthropic API?
Programmatic access to Anthropic's Claude models with prompt caching, extended thinking, computer use, file analysis, and the Agent SDK.
מונחים קשורים
LLM (Large Language Model)
An AI system trained on massive text datasets to predict and generate human-like text — the technology behind ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and most modern AI chatbots.
Claude
Anthropic's chatbot, often considered the strongest LLM for reasoning, code, and long-form writing in 2026. Built with a constitutional AI safety approach.
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
An open standard launched by Anthropic in 2024 that defines how AI models communicate with external tools and data sources.
AI Agent
An AI system that uses LLMs not just to chat, but to plan, take actions (call APIs, run code, browse the web), and pursue multi-step goals autonomously.
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