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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Llama 4 Maverick
A detailed comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Anthropic) and Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) across pricing, performance, and features.
Pricing Comparison
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Llama 4 Maverick | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $0.31 | -90% |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $0.85 | -94% |
| Context window | 200K | 1M | — |
| Max output | 16K | 32K | — |
Benchmark Comparison
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 86% | 80.5% |
| HumanEval | 94% | 90.2% |
| GPQA | 70% | — |
Capabilities
| Capability | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Llama 4 Maverick |
|---|---|---|
| code | ✓ | ✓ |
| reasoning | ✓ | ✗ |
| text | ✓ | ✓ |
| tool-use | ✓ | ✗ |
| vision | ✓ | ✓ |
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Strengths
- ✓Opus 4.5 quality at 1/5th the cost
- ✓Best value for production workloads
- ✓1M context in beta
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Weaknesses
- ✗Long context pricing doubles above 200K
- ✗Slightly below Opus 4.6 on hardest tasks
Llama 4 Maverick Strengths
- ✓Open-source and self-hostable
- ✓1M context window
- ✓Very competitive via API providers
Llama 4 Maverick Weaknesses
- ✗Requires significant compute to self-host
- ✗Fewer tool-use capabilities than proprietary models
Quick Verdict
Best value: Llama 4 Maverick is the more affordable option at $0.31/$0.85 per 1M tokens.
Higher benchmarks: Llama 4 Maverick scores higher on average across available benchmarks (85.3% avg).
Larger context: Llama 4 Maverick supports 1M tokens.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick if cost matters most. Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 if you need the best possible quality for complex tasks.