What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is developed by Anthropic while Llama 4 Maverick is developed by Meta AI. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 1.0M token context window vs Llama 4 Maverick's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Llama 4 Maverick?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost compared to Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3/M input tokens and Llama 4 Maverick costs $1.5/M input tokens. Llama 4 Maverick is $1.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Feb 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6vsLlama 4 Maverick

Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $1.5/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Llama 4 Maverick compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.6	Llama 4 Maverick
Input price	$3/M tokens	$1.5/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$2.5/M tokens
Context window	1.0M tokens	1.0M tokens
Weights	Closed	Open
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2025