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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to -1.3. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 120.0x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 32.1 to -1.3, ranking #107 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is roughly 120.0x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 also accepts a larger context window (200,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Claude Sonnet 4.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 32.1 and ranks #107 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Choose Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 120.0x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Sonnet 4.5
Anthropic
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
32.1
#107
-1.3
#334
Reasoning
31.3
#108
-0.8
#325
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.05 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$0.05 / M
Context window
200,000
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Math
25.0#115
1.8#294
Vision
10.7#117
-0.3#182
Multimodal
12.6#105
2.4#147
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude Sonnet 4.5 · 11 for Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

1 shared

Claude Sonnet 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 60.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 300.0x more expensive than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct ($0.05/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4.5 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
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
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 Sonnet 4.5 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 Sonnet 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4.5 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 Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 Community License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released on 2025-09-29, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct was released on 2024-09-25.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 12 months newer than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Sep 29, 2025

11 months ago

1.0yr newer
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Sep 25, 2024

2.0 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 3.2 11B Instruct has a cutoff of 2023-12-31.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has more recent training data (up to 2025-01-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct (2023-12-31).

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Jan 2025

1.1 yr newer
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Dec 2023

Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Sambanova, Bedrock, Groq, Together, Fireworks.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

anthropic logo
Anthropic
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
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Sonnet 4.5
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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Llama 3.2 11B Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to -1.3. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.5 compare to Llama 3.2 11B Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores MMMLU: 89.1%, AIME 2025: 87.0%, TAU-bench Retail: 86.2%, GPQA: 83.4%, MMMUval: 77.8%. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct scores AI2D: 91.1%, DocVQA: 88.4%, ChartQA: 83.4%, VQAv2 (test): 75.2%, MMLU: 73.0%.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 cheaper than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is 60.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.5 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.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 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 Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (32.1 vs -1.3), 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.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is developed by Meta.

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