Llama 3 70B is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $0.59/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4 | Llama 3 70B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.59/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $0.79/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | 70B |
| Weights | Closed | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Apr 2024 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Llama 3 70B costs 95x less per token.
Llama 3 70B is cheaper on both: 25× input, 95× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 4 uses 118.4x more emoji