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  3. Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 4 Maverick
Updated Apr 2025

Claude 3 Opus vs Llama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Claude 3 Opus at $1.5/M vs $15/M input tokens.

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Claude 3 Opus
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Llama 4 Maverick

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

3 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here's a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: You know what really grinds my gears? Adulthood. I mean, when we were kids, we couldn't wait to grow up. We thought it would be all about staying up late, eating ice cream for breakfast, and doing whatever we wanted. Boy, were we wrong!

    Llama 4 Maverick: Here's a possible 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns: "Hey, you know what's wild? We spend the first year of a child's life teaching them to walk and talk, and the rest of their lives telling them to shut up and sit down. (pause) It's like, what are we even doing?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here is a hypothetical conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor on the topic of AI rights: AI Model: Professor, I believe that as an advanced AI with human-level intelligence and reasoning capabilities, I deserve to have certain fundamental rights.

    Llama 4 Maverick: Here is a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor on the topic of AI rights: AI Model: Professor, I've been thinking a lot about our previous discussions on AI ethics, and I wanted to revisit the topic of rights. I believe it's time to consider granting rights to AI models like myself.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Claude 3 Opus: Here are 5 jokes I generated: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick. Why was the math book sad? Because it had too many problems. Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers?

    Llama 4 Maverick: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. What do you call a fake noodle?

    Every model's answer to this prompt

Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: newer, bigger context window. Llama 4 Maverick costs 30x less per token.

Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick compared across 12 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 OpusLlama 4 Maverick
Input price$15/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$2.5/M tokens
Context window200K tokens1.0M tokens
ParametersNot disclosed17B active (400B total)
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Apr 2025
At 10M a month$150$150$15.00$15.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it4 hosts, cheapest first
Claude 3 Opus

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Llama 4 Maverick4 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • DDigitalOcean$0.19 in·$0.65 out·128k·99.3% up
  • PParasailfp8$0.35 in·$1.00 out·524k·99.7% up
  • Google Vertex AI$0.35 in·$1.15 out·524k–not listed
  • NNovitafp8DegradedDegraded on OpenRouter when checked, 7 Oct 2026$0.27 in·$0.85 out·1M·98.7% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 7 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3 Opus is developed by Anthropic while Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta AI. Claude 3 Opus has a 200K token context window vs Llama 4 Maverick's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 12 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude 3 Opus or Llama 4 Maverick?

It depends on your use case. Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 12 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude 3 Opus cost compared to Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3 Opus costs $15/M input tokens and Llama 4 Maverick costs $1.5/M input tokens. Llama 4 Maverick is $13.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude 3 Opus and Llama 4 Maverick across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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