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Which Claude should I use?

Four models, one family. A plain-English page on which Claude to pick, and when to switch.

PDF · 1 page · Letterupdated September 24, 2026by Ben Pollock
Page one of Which Claude should I use?

What's in it

Four cards, one per model, each with a depth and speed reading and two or three tasks it's actually good at. A rule of thumb at the bottom: start with Sonnet, go up when the answer isn't good enough, go down when you just want it fast.

Who it's for

Anyone who opens Claude, sees a model picker, and guesses. No benchmarks, no context-window numbers, no pricing tables — just what each one is for.

Print it

It's a single Letter page with a light background, so it prints cleanly in colour or greyscale. Stick it next to the desk of whoever keeps asking you which model to use.

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