Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Llama 4 Maverick: which model should you choose?
We compared Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Llama 4 Maverick on price, context window and 12 benchmarks. Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Llama 4 Maverick are effectively tied on the index average; Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is a multimodal model from Anthropic. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $14.91 per million input tokens and $74.27 per million output tokens, and averages 81.6 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $14.91 / 1M
- Output
- $74.27 / 1M
- Context
- 200,000
- Avg score
- 81.6
- Open weights
- No
Llama 4 Maverick
Llama 4 Maverick is a multimodal model from Meta AI. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $5.36 per million input tokens and $25.19 per million output tokens, and averages 81.6 across the index's benchmark suite.
- Input
- $5.36 / 1M
- Output
- $25.19 / 1M
- Context
- 200,000
- Avg score
- 81.6
- Open weights
- Yes
Specification comparison
| Spec | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Llama 4 Maverick | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $14.91 | $5.36 | B |
| Output price / 1M | $74.27 | $25.19 | B |
| Context window | 200,000 | 200,000 | Tie |
| Max output | 128,000 | 8,192 | A |
| Average score | 81.6 | 81.6 | Tie |
| Arena Elo | 1451.9 | 1447.0 | A |
| Open weights | No | Yes | B |
Benchmark comparison
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins 5, Llama 4 Maverick wins 7, and 0 benchmarks are tied. The table shows the modelled score for each model and the gap.
| Benchmark | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Llama 4 Maverick | Gap | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 83.5 | 84.7 | 1.2 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| GPQA Diamond | 80.2 | 76.8 | 3.4 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet |
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.1 | 71.8 | 1.7 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| HumanEval | 85.7 | 87.3 | 1.6 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| MATH-500 | 88.9 | 82.7 | 6.2 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet |
| AIME 2025 | 81.2 | 79.6 | 1.6 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet |
| LiveCodeBench | 75.0 | 75.7 | 0.7 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| IFEval | 88.5 | 87.5 | 1.0 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet |
| TruthfulQA | 81.7 | 82.6 | 0.9 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| HellaSwag | 87.6 | 88.2 | 0.6 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| MMMU | 75.5 | 80.4 | 4.9 | Llama 4 Maverick |
| Arena Elo | 1451.9 | 1447.0 | 4.9 | Claude 3.7 Sonnet |
Price analysis
On a blended 3:1 input-to-output basis, Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs about $29.75 per million tokens and Llama 4 Maverick costs about $10.32. Llama 4 Maverick is roughly 65% cheaper than Claude 3.7 Sonnet. At high volume, that gap compounds quickly, so price should carry real weight unless the quality difference is decisive.
Both models list a 200,000-token context window. That is enough for long documents, large codebases and multi-step agent traces.
Verdict
Across 12 shared benchmarks, Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins 5, Llama 4 Maverick wins 7, and 0 are tied. The two models are effectively tied on the index average at 81.6.
The price picture favours Llama 4 Maverick. The context picture is effectively a tie. Those two dimensions often matter more than a few benchmark points once a model is good enough for the task.
If you need a single default, start with Llama 4 Maverick if cost is the constraint and Claude 3.7 Sonnet if context is the constraint. Test both on a sample of your own traffic before committing.
Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet if
- You need the larger 128,000-token output limit.
Choose Llama 4 Maverick if
- Unit cost matters and you want the cheaper blended price.
- You need open weights for self-hosting or fine-tuning.
FAQ
Is Claude 3.7 Sonnet better than Llama 4 Maverick?
The two models are effectively tied on the index average at 81.6. The better choice depends on price, context and your task. Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins 5 benchmarks, Llama 4 Maverick wins 7.
Which is cheaper, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?
Llama 4 Maverick is cheaper on a blended 3:1 basis at about $10.32 per million tokens, versus $29.75 for Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
Which has the larger context window?
Both models list a 200,000-token context window.
Are these models open weights?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is proprietary; Llama 4 Maverick is open weights.
Which should I choose for production?
If you need a single default, start with Llama 4 Maverick if cost is the constraint and Claude 3.7 Sonnet if context is the constraint. Test both on a sample of your own traffic before committing.