Claude Opus 4 vs Llama 3 70B
Compare Claude Opus 4 by Anthropic against Llama 3 70B by Meta AI, context windows of 200K vs 8K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Opus 4 or Llama 3 70B?
Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3 70B are both competitive models. Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.59/M for Llama 3 70B. Context windows: 200K vs 8K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Opus 4 and Llama 3 70B
Claude Opus 4 is made by anthropic while Llama 3 70B is from meta. Claude Opus 4 has a 200K token context window compared to Llama 3 70B's 8K. On pricing, Claude Opus 4 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.59/M for Llama 3 70B.
Per 1M tokens
Llama 3 70B is cheaper on both — 25× input, 95× output
No community votes yet. On paper, Claude Opus 4 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Llama 3 70B is 95x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
