Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3 Opus leads with 7.8% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Sonnet is $72.00 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, Claude 3 Opus is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus was developed as the most capable model in the Claude 3 family, designed to set new industry benchmarks across a wide range of cognitive tasks. Built to handle complex analysis and extended tasks requiring deep reasoning, it balanced frontier intelligence with careful safety considerations, representing the flagship tier of the Claude 3 generation.
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet was introduced as the balanced middle tier of the Claude 3 family, offering a combination of strong capabilities and operational speed. Designed to provide an optimal tradeoff between intelligence and performance for everyday tasks, it served as a versatile solution for a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications.
Launched on the same date

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Sonnet
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 11 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Sonnet
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3 Opus

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock