Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Llama 4 Maverick is 21.6x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4.5 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Llama 4 Maverick is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Llama 4 Maverick costs less

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 17.6x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.17/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4.5 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 25.0x more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick ($0.60/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4.5 is more expensive than Llama 4 Maverick.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

Llama 4 Maverick

Input tokens$0.17

Output tokens$0.60

Best providerDeepinfra

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Llama 4 Maverick accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Claude Sonnet 4.5's 200,000 tokens. Llama 4 Maverick can generate longer responses up to 1,000,000 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Llama 4 Maverick

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output1,000,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 4 Maverick 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 4 Maverick

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Llama 4 Maverick uses Llama 4 Community License Agreement.

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

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Community License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released on 2025-09-29, while Llama 4 Maverick was released on 2025-04-05.

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is 6 months newer than Llama 4 Maverick.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Sep 29, 2025

8 months ago

5mo newer

Llama 4 Maverick

Apr 5, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Claude Sonnet 4.5's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Llama 4 Maverick's cutoff date.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Jan 2025

Llama 4 Maverick

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Provider Availability

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is available from Anthropic. Llama 4 Maverick is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Lambda, Groq, Fireworks, Together, Sambanova.

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Anthropic

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

Llama 4 Maverick

Deepinfra

Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M

Lambda

Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Groq

Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M

Fireworks

Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M

Together

Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M

Sambanova

Input Price:Input: $0.63/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.79/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Sonnet 4.5

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Anthropic

Higher GPQA score (83.4% vs 69.8%)

Llama 4 Maverick

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Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4.5 is made by Anthropic and Llama 4 Maverick is made by Meta. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4.5 compare to Llama 4 Maverick 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 4 Maverick scores DocVQA: 94.4%, MGSM: 92.3%, ChartQA: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.5%, MMLU-Pro: 80.5%.

Is Claude Sonnet 4.5 cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick?

Llama 4 Maverick is 17.6x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.5 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.17/M input and $0.60/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports 200K tokens and Llama 4 Maverick supports 1.0M 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 4 Maverick?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.17/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Llama 4 Community License Agreement). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is developed by Anthropic and Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta.