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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Llama 4 Maverick

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 14.7. Llama 4 Maverick is 21.6x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 14.7, ranking #106 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 4 Maverick is roughly 21.6x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Llama 4 Maverick also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 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 #106 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Choose Llama 4 Maverick

  • cost matters — it's about 21.6x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • 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 4 Maverick
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
32.1
#106
14.7
#233
Reasoning
31.3
#107
14.3
#229
Coding
21.5
#86
3.0
#218
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$3.00 / M
$0.17 / M
Output price
$15.00 / M
$0.60 / M
Context window
200,000
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Llama 4 Maverick
Math
25.0#115
20.4#157
Vision
10.7#117
12.4#101
Multimodal
12.6#105
15.7#86
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

9 reported for Claude Sonnet 4.5 · 13 for Llama 4 Maverick

1 shared

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.

Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

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
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
Meta
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.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Input200,000 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Meta
Llama 4 Maverick
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output1,000,000 tokens
Sun Sep 13 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

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

11 months ago

5mo newer
Llama 4 Maverick

Apr 5, 2025

1.4 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 logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Llama 4 Maverick

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.17/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
lambda logo
Lambda
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
groq logo
Groq
Input Price:Input: $0.20/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.60/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.22/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.88/1M
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Together
Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.85/1M
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Sambanova
Input Price:Input: $0.63/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.79/1M
* 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 4 Maverick side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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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 leads the LLM Stats Score 32.1 to 14.7. 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 capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits 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 LLM Stats Score (32.1 vs 14.7), 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.

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