Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads with 16.2% higher average benchmark score. Both models have similar pricing. Overall, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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.
Anthropic
This upgraded version of Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released with significant improvements in coding and agentic tool use. Built to deliver enhanced performance in software engineering tasks, it brought substantial gains in reasoning and problem-solving while introducing the groundbreaking computer use capability in public beta, allowing it to interact with computer interfaces like a human.
7 months newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-10-22
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 9 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock