Claude 3 Sonnet vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare Claude 3 Sonnet by Anthropic against Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI, tested across 13 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude 3 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?
Claude 3 Sonnet and Llama 4 Maverick are both competitive models. Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $1.5/M for Llama 4 Maverick. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude 3 Sonnet and Llama 4 Maverick
Claude 3 Sonnet is made by anthropic while Llama 4 Maverick is from meta. On pricing, Claude 3 Sonnet costs $3/M input tokens vs $1.5/M for Llama 4 Maverick.
Per 1M tokens
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 6.0× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Llama 4 Maverick is 6.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Llama 4 Maverick uses 370.1x more bold
