Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Llama 3.1 405B
Compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic against Llama 3.1 405B by Meta AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 128K, tested across 12 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Llama 3.1 405B?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 3.1 405B are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3/M input tokens vs $2.7/M for Llama 3.1 405B. Context windows: 1000K vs 128K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 3.1 405B
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is made by anthropic while Llama 3.1 405B is from meta. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 1000K token context window compared to Llama 3.1 405B's 128K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3/M input tokens vs $2.7/M for Llama 3.1 405B.
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Llama 3.1 405B is 4.8x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 507.4x more bold
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