Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Llama 4 Maverick
Compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic against Llama 4 Maverick by Meta AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Llama 4 Maverick?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3/M input tokens vs $1.5/M for Llama 4 Maverick. Context windows: 1000K vs 1000K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is made by anthropic while Llama 4 Maverick is from meta. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 1000K token context window compared to Llama 4 Maverick's 1000K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 4.6 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, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Llama 4 Maverick is 6.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji
