Model Comparison

Claude 3 Haiku vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is 2.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3 Haiku outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is better at 5 benchmarks (ARC-C, DROP, GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU).

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Haiku ($1.25/1M tokens) is 6.3x more expensive than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Haiku is more expensive than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude 3 Haiku

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.25

Best providerAnthropic

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Input tokens$0.20

Output tokens$0.20

Best providerLambda

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Haiku accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.1 70B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Haiku can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Claude 3 Haiku

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Haiku supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.1 70B Instruct does not.

Claude 3 Haiku can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Haiku

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Haiku is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.1 Community License.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude 3 Haiku

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Llama 3.1 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Haiku was released on 2024-03-13, while Llama 3.1 70B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is 4 months newer than Claude 3 Haiku.

Claude 3 Haiku

Mar 13, 2024

2.2 years ago

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Jul 23, 2024

1.8 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Haiku is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Groq, Cerebras, Together, Fireworks, Bedrock, Sambanova.

Claude 3 Haiku

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.25/1M

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

Lambda

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hyperbolic

Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Groq

Input Price:Input: $0.59/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.78/1M

Cerebras

Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M

Sambanova

Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude 3 Haiku

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Claude 3 Haiku	Llama 3.1 70B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Haiku vs Llama 3.1 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude 3 Haiku or Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Haiku is made by Anthropic and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude 3 Haiku compare to Llama 3.1 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude 3 Haiku scores ARC-C: 89.2%, GSM8k: 88.9%, HellaSwag: 85.9%, DROP: 78.4%, HumanEval: 75.9%. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct scores GSM-8K (CoT): 95.1%, ARC-C: 94.8%, API-Bank: 90.0%, IFEval: 87.5%, Multilingual MGSM (CoT): 86.9%.

Is Claude 3 Haiku cheaper than Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is 1.3x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Haiku costs $0.25/M input and $1.25/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output via lambda.

What are the context window sizes for Claude 3 Haiku and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Claude 3 Haiku supports 200K tokens and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude 3 Haiku and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.20/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.1 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude 3 Haiku and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct?

Claude 3 Haiku is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.