Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 30.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 15.0x more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 75.0x more expensive than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct ($0.20/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4 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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Claude Sonnet 4

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

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 Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Llama 3.3 70B Instruct does not.

Claude Sonnet 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Llama 3.3 70B Instruct was released on 2024-12-06.

Claude Sonnet 4 is 6 months newer than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

11 months ago

5mo 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 Sonnet 4 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is available from Lambda, DeepInfra, Hyperbolic, Groq, Sambanova, Cerebras, Bedrock, Together, Fireworks.

Claude Sonnet 4

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

Lambda

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.23/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Hyperbolic

Input Price:Input: $0.40/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Groq

Input Price:Input: $0.59/1MOutput Price:Output: $7.90/1M

Sambanova

Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Cerebras

Input Price:Input: $0.70/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $0.72/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.72/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $0.88/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M

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

Claude Sonnet 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (75.4% vs 50.5%)

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4 vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4 or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

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

How does Claude Sonnet 4 compare to Llama 3.3 70B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct scores IFEval: 92.1%, MGSM: 91.1%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MBPP EvalPlus: 87.6%, MMLU: 86.0%.

Is Claude Sonnet 4 cheaper than Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 15.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct costs $0.20/M input and $0.20/M output via lambda.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4 and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 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.

What are the main differences between Claude Sonnet 4 and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), input pricing ($3.00 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.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4 and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is developed by Meta.