Model Comparison

Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick is 108.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus outperforms in 1 benchmarks (MMLU), while Llama 4 Maverick is better at 4 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MGSM, MMLU-Pro).

Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 4 Maverick costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Opus ($15.00/1M tokens) is 88.2x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Opus ($75.00/1M tokens) is 125.0x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Opus is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*

* 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 4 Maverick
Input tokens$0.17
Output tokens$0.60
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude 3 Opus's 200,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Claude 3 Opus is limited to 200,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick 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 4 Maverick

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Opus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 4 Maverick uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.

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

Claude 3 Opus

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Opus was released on 2024-02-29, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.

Llama 4 Maverick is 13 months newer than Claude 3 Opus.

Claude 3 Opus

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Llama 4 Maverick

Apr 5, 2025

1.0 years ago

1.1yr 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 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova.

Claude 3 Opus

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Llama 4 Maverick

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.63/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.79/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Higher MMLU score (86.8% vs 85.5%)
Meta
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (69.8% vs 50.4%)
Higher MATH score (61.2% vs 60.1%)
Higher MGSM score (92.3% vs 90.7%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (80.5% vs 68.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Opus is made by Anthropic and Llama 4 Maverick 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 4 Maverick scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 92.3%, ChartQA: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.5%, MMLU-Pro: 80.5%.
Llama 4 Maverick is 88.2x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Opus costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3 Opus supports 200K tokens and Llama 4 Maverick supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.17/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic and Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta.