Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Sarvam-105B
Sarvam-105B leads the LLM Stats Score 25.7 to 19.1.
Anthropic · Sarvam AI · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Sarvam-105B leads the overall LLM Stats Score 25.7 to 19.1, ranking #152 overall.
In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Sarvam-105B wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude 3.5 Sonnet
- you want predictable pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output
Choose Sarvam-105B
- overall performance matters — it scores 25.7 and ranks #152 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 4 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
19 reported for Claude 3.5 Sonnet · 14 for Sarvam-105B
Claude 3.5 Sonnet outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Sarvam-105B is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MMLU, MMLU-Pro).
Sarvam-105B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only Claude 3.5 Sonnet specifies output context (200,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-105B does not.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Sarvam-105B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude 3.5 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Sarvam-105B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released on 2024-10-22, while Sarvam-105B was released on 2026-03-06.
Sarvam-105B is 17 months newer than Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Oct 22, 2024
1.9 years ago
Mar 6, 2026
6 months ago
1.4yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Sarvam-105B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Sarvam-105B.