ByteDance recently announced that its new AI programming software Trae has officially launched and integrates Anthropic's latest model Claude 3.7. This major release not only marks ByteDance's strong layout in the field of AI programming, but also has aroused enthusiastic response in the developer community due to its "unlimited free use" policy. Based on the latest developments on the X platform, this news quickly became the focus of the technology circle and attracted widespread attention from developers around the world.
Trae's amazing move is that it will open Claude3.7Sonnet, the world's first "hybrid reasoning model", to all users for free. According to a post published by X user @geekshellio on this morning (06:24PST), "ByteTrae makes a big move! Claude 3.7 can be used for unlimited free of charge! Developers are ecstatic, and novices can become masters in seconds!" This move directly subverts the high-paid model of traditional AI tools, such as Cursor's $20/month membership fee, allowing developers to no longer have to "pain" for high costs.
Claude3.7 is praised by Anthropic as the smartest model to date. Its biggest highlight is its integration of "light speed response" and "deep thinking" capabilities. Feedback on X shows that the model scored 70.3% in the SWE-bench Verified test, far surpassing its competitors and becoming the leader in programming tasks. Byte embedding it into Trae and opening it for free this time is obviously intended to attract global developers and seize the AI programming market share.
According to the official Anthropic release and discussions in the X community, Claude3.7Sonnet is the first "hybrid inference model" that can flexibly switch between quick answers and in-depth inference. This feature makes it particularly outstanding in the field of programming. X user @AIFocus360 pointed out on February 24: "Claude3.5 itself is the best model in AI programming practice, and Claude3.7 further consolidates its advantages and improves it by 20%, which is definitely the first." The post also mentioned that the model has shown significant progress in code generation, debugging and complex task planning.
In addition, Claude 3.7 supports output limits of 128,000 tokens and has an "extended thinking" mode that can demonstrate its inference process. This feature is especially popular among developers because it not only improves the quality of code, but also allows users to gain a glimpse of the thinking logic of AI. X user @AI_Whisper_X joked on February 25: "When Claude Sonnet3.7 started playing abstract... the code writing is super strong, and the benchmarks related to code are super strong."
ByteDance chose to integrate Claude 3.7 into Trae and launched it in a free mode, showing its far-reaching layout in the field of AI programming. Trae not only lowers the threshold for use for ordinary developers and beginners, but also provides professional developers with powerful tools to further promote the popularization of AI in software development. X user @MiraNetworkCN sighed on February 26: "Claude3.7 encoding is the same as humans, Cursor+MCP has significantly lowered the threshold, and coupled with Qwen2.5-max in-depth reasoning, the era of AI employees has come!" This comment reflects the community's high expectations for the innovation of AI programming tools.
The developer community has received particularly enthusiastic feedback on Trae. Many people regard it as a "game changer" and believe that free use of Claude 3.7 will significantly reduce development costs while improving efficiency. A user said on X: "There is no longer a headache about API fees. Byte's trick directly allows small teams to use top-level models."
Byte's move undoubtedly intensifies competition in the field of AI programming. OpenAI's ChatGPT, GitHub's Copilot, and Anthropic's own Claude series have previously been dominated by subscription or API billing, and Trae's free strategy may force opponents to revisit pricing models. At the same time, Byte also launched Qwen2.5 and other models in the domestic market to further demonstrate its technical reserves.
Industry insiders believe that the launch of Trae is not only a reflection of its technical strength, but also a strategic step for ByteDance to seize global developers. With the widespread application of Claude3.7 on the Trae platform, AI programming may usher in a new round of craze. In the future, whether Bytes will launch more exclusive features or expand Trae to more areas is worthy of continuous attention.
ByteDance's AI programming software Trae has launched Claude 3.7, making it a stunning debut with a free and open attitude, bringing unprecedented convenience to developers. Relying on the powerful performance of Claude 3.7, Trae is expected to reshape the AI programming ecosystem and become a new ace for Byte in the global technology competition. As the hot discussion on the X platform indicates, this innovation may accelerate the arrival of the "AI employee era".