Model Comparison

Claude Opus 4 vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 600.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 300.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 1500.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4 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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Claude Opus 4

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

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 Opus 4 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct's 128,000 tokens. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4 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 Opus 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Claude Opus 4 is 8 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Claude Opus 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

7mo newer

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-12-31, while Claude Opus 4'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 Opus 4's cutoff date.

Claude Opus 4

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Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.

Claude Opus 4

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.05/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.05/1M

Sambanova

Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $0.16/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.16/1M

Groq

Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M

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

Claude Opus 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Higher GPQA score (79.6% vs 32.8%)

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4 vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Opus 4 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.

How does Claude Opus 4 compare to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4 scores MMMLU: 88.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.4%, GPQA: 79.6%, MMMU (validation): 76.5%, AIME 2025: 75.5%. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.

Is Claude Opus 4 cheaper than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 300.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs $0.05/M input and $0.05/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 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.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.05/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 3.2 Community License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Opus 4 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.