Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude 3 Sonnet leads with 4.9% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3 Sonnet offers 144.0K more tokens in context window than Llama 3.2 11B Instruct. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is $17.90 cheaper per million tokens. Llama 3.2 11B Instruct is available on 6 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Meta
Llama 3.2 11B was introduced as a mid-sized variant in the Llama 3.2 family, designed to offer enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency. Built to provide a balanced option for applications requiring more than lightweight models but less than flagship sizes, it serves diverse use cases in the open-source community.
6 months newer

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
2024-02-29

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Meta
2024-09-25
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude 3 Sonnet

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
2023-12-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock

Claude 3 Sonnet

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Claude 3 Sonnet

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct

Llama 3.2 11B Instruct
Bedrock
DeepInfra
Fireworks
Groq
Sambanova
Together