Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 4.2% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct offers 123.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.5. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is $223.22 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
7 months newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

GPT-4.5

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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