Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is 82.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MGSM, MMLU), while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 42.9x more expensive than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct ($0.35/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 187.5x more expensive than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Input tokens$0.35
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Opus accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 90B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Opus can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Opus and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3 Opus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct uses Llama 3.2.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Llama 3.2

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Llama 3.2 90B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is 7 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.5 years ago

6mo 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 Opus is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Bedrock, Fireworks, Together, Hyperbolic.

Claude 3 Opus

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.35/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.72/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.72/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $1.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (50.4% vs 46.7%)
Higher MGSM score (90.7% vs 86.9%)
Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 86.0%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (68.0% vs 60.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Claude 3 Opus shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Opus scores ARC-C: 96.4%, HellaSwag: 95.4%, GSM8k: 95.0%, MGSM: 90.7%, BIG-Bench Hard: 86.8%. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct scores AI2D: 92.3%, DocVQA: 90.1%, MGSM: 86.9%, MMLU: 86.0%, ChartQA: 85.5%.
Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is 42.9x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct costs $0.35/M input and $0.40/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.35/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is developed by Meta.