Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs. Claude Sonnet 4 is available on 4 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4 was created as the balanced offering in the Claude 4 family, designed to provide strong intelligence with practical speed and cost efficiency. Built to serve as a versatile workhorse for diverse applications, it balances advanced capabilities with operational considerations for everyday enterprise and consumer use.
Gemma 2 9B was created as a more compact open-source model, designed to deliver capable performance with reduced computational requirements. Built with 9 billion parameters and instruction tuning, it serves applications where efficiency and accessibility are valued alongside the benefits of open-source availability.
10 months newer

Gemma 2 9B
2024-06-27

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Sonnet 4

Gemma 2 9B

Claude Sonnet 4

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma 2 9B