Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4.1 vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 150.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.1 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 375.0x more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.1 is more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
Llama 3.3 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 Opus 4.1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.3 70B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.3 70B Instruct does not.

Claude Opus 4.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct uses Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement.

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

Claude Opus 4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.1 was released on 2025-08-05, while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06.

Claude Opus 4.1 is 8 months newer than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

8 months ago

8mo newer
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Dec 6, 2024

1.4 years ago

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 Opus 4.1 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Bedrock, Together, Fireworks.

Claude Opus 4.1

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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 3.3 70B Instruct

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Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.23/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Hyperbolic
Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
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Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.59/1MOutput Price:Output: $7.90/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M
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Cerebras
Input Price:Input: $0.70/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $0.72/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.72/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.88/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (80.9% vs 50.5%)
Meta
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Meta
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.1 vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.1 is made by Anthropic and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude Opus 4.1 scores MMMLU: 89.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 82.4%, GPQA: 80.9%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, MMMU (validation): 77.1%. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct scores IFEval: 92.1%, MGSM: 91.1%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MBPP EvalPlus: 87.6%, MMLU: 86.0%.
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 75.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output via lambda.
Claude Opus 4.1 supports 200K tokens and Llama 3.3 70B 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 $0.20/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude Opus 4.1 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.