Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Llama 3.3 70B Instruct: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Llama 3.3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | Meta |
| Release Date | June 21, 2024 | December 6, 2024 |
| Parameters | — | 70B |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Context (input) | 200K | 128K |
| Context (output) | 200K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $0.88 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $0.88 |
| Average Score | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| MMLU-Pro | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| MATH | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| MMLU | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| HumanEval | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| MGSM | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
GPQA0.6 vs 0.5
0.6
0.5
MMLU-Pro0.8 vs 0.7
0.8
0.7
MATH0.7 vs 0.8
0.7
0.8
MMLU0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
HumanEval0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
MGSM0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
Verdict
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude 3.5 Sonnet — 0.8, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct — 0.8.
API Cost
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 10.2x cheaper: input $0.88/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports a larger context: 200K vs 128K tokens.
Recency
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is newer: released 12/6/2024 vs 6/21/2024.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better for coding — Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is cheaper for input: $0.88 per 1M tokens vs $3.00.
Which has a larger context window — Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet supports a larger context: 200,000 tokens vs 128,000.
The Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Llama 3.3 70B Instruct comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 3.3 70B Instruct page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.