Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or Llama 4 Maverick?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Llama 4 Maverick are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $1.5/M for Llama 4 Maverick. Context windows: 200K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and Llama 4 Maverick
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while Llama 4 Maverick is from meta. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to Llama 4 Maverick's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) 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 13.2x more headings
