Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Claude 3 Opus offers 144.0K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.2 90B Instruct. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is $89.25 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.2 90B Instruct is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Meta
Llama 3.2 90B was developed as a flagship-tier open-source model, designed to provide advanced capabilities with 90 billion parameters. Built to serve applications requiring high-quality reasoning and generation, it represents a powerful option within the Llama 3.2 series for demanding tasks.
6 months newer

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Opus

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Opus

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Opus

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Claude 3 Opus

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct

Llama 3.2 90B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Hyperbolic
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