Model comparison
Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Claude 3 Sonnet
- Input
- $3.00
- Output
- $15.00
- Context
- 200K
- Released
- 2024-06-20
- Input
- $3.00
- Output
- $15.00
- Context
- 200K
- Released
- 2024-03-04
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher on 2 of the 2 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $3 per 1M input tokens.
Specs and pricing side by side
| Spec | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Claude 3 Sonnet |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Anthropic | Anthropicsame |
| Released | 2024-06-20 | 2024-03-04 |
| Context window | 200K | 200Ksame |
| Max output | 8K | 4K |
| Input price | $3.00 | $3.00same |
| Output price | $15.00 | $15.00same |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietarysame |
| Weights | API only | API onlysame |
| Modalities | Text, Vision, PDF | Text, Vision |
| Knowledge cutoff | April 2024 | August 2023 |
Not published by either maker: parameters.
Benchmarks both models report
| Benchmark | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | Claude 3 Sonnet |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 88.7% | 79% |
| HumanEval | 92% | 73% |
Scores are as published by each maker or its cited source; harness, reasoning effort and date can differ between rows, so treat small gaps as ties. Sources are listed on each model page.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Claude 3.5 Sonnet if…
- You care about MMLU, HumanEval (it scores higher on 2 shared benchmarks).
- You need PDF input, which Claude 3 Sonnet lacks.
- Your use case is: general coding and code generation.
Pick Claude 3 Sonnet if…
- Your use case is: general-purpose text generation and summarization.
FAQ
Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Claude 3 Sonnet?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher on 2 of the 2 benchmarks both models report; both charge the same $3 per 1M input tokens. The better pick depends on whether you value benchmark scores, price per token, context length or openness for your workload.
How do Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Sonnet pricing compare?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: $3.00 input, $15.00 output. Claude 3 Sonnet: $3.00 input, $15.00 output (list API prices as published by each maker).
What are the context windows of Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Sonnet?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet offers 200K with up to 8K output; Claude 3 Sonnet offers 200K with up to 4K output.
Is Claude 3.5 Sonnet newer than Claude 3 Sonnet?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released 2024-06-20; Claude 3 Sonnet was released 2024-03-04.