Model Comparison

Claude 3 Sonnet vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Claude 3 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 120.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, MGSM, MMLU), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (MATH).

Claude 3 Sonnet 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 11B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 60.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 300.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Sonnet is more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input tokens$0.05
Output tokens$0.05
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3 Sonnet and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude 3 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude 3 Sonnet is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct uses Llama 3.2 Community License.

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

Claude 3 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 7 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.5 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Claude 3 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's training data extends to 2023-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3 Sonnet

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Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.

Claude 3 Sonnet

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.05/1M
sambanova logo
Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.16/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.16/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
together logo
Together
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (40.4% vs 32.8%)
Higher MGSM score (83.5% vs 68.9%)
Higher MMLU score (79.0% vs 73.0%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher MATH score (51.9% vs 43.1%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Claude 3 Sonnet shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 60.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.05/M output via deepinfra.
Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and Llama 3.2 11B 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 ($3.00 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.