Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.6 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Meta-Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Azure Cognitive Services | Azure Cognitive Services |
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $5.33 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.00 | $16.00 |
| Context window | 1M | 128K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Jul 2024 |
FAQ
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