Anthropic Launches 'Omitted' Thinking Display Field in Claude
Action Required
Developers can now optimize Claude's response streaming performance by omitting thinking content, reducing token usage and improving response times.
AI Impact Summary
Anthropic has launched a new display field option to control the inclusion of 'thinking' content in Claude responses. By setting `thinking.display: 'omitted'`, users can receive faster streaming responses with an empty thinking field, preserving the signature for multi-turn conversations. This change offers a performance optimization for applications prioritizing speed and reduced token usage, particularly beneficial for streaming applications.
Affected Systems
- Date
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- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- medium