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Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default vs Llama 3 3 70b Versatile

This page is context-first: how much text each model can take in one request. Full specs adds capabilities and limits; the pricing matrix below is only about $/million tokens from hosts that list both models.

Anthropic

Model

Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default

Image inputTool calling

Context window

1M

1,000,000 tokens · ~750K words

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Model

Llama 3 3 70b Versatile

Tool calling

Context window

128K

128,000 tokens · ~96K words

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Context window · side by side

Bar length is relative to the larger of the two windows (100% = max of this pair). This is not pricing.

Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default1M
Llama 3 3 70b Versatile128K

Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default has about 7.8× the context window of the other in this pair.

Token calculator →Memory savings →

Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default has 681% more context capacity (1000K vs 128K tokens). Llama 3 3 70b Versatile is 80% cheaper on input.

Quick verdicts

Short takeaways — validate with your own workloads.

  • Long document processing

    Use Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default. Its 1000K context fits entire documents without chunking (vs 128K).

  • RAG / high-volume retrieval

    Use Llama 3 3 70b Versatile. Input tokens are 80% cheaper — critical when sending large retrieved contexts.

  • Long output (reports, code files)

    Use Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default. Its 64K max output lets you generate complete artifacts in one request.

Full specs

Context, output, capabilities, and dates. Green highlights the favorable value where we compute a winner.

SpecClaude Sonnet 4 6 DefaultLlama 3 3 70b Versatile
Context window1,000,000 tokens (1000K)128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output tokens64,000 tokens (64K)32,768 tokens (32K)
Speed tierBalancedDeep
VisionYesNo
Function callingYesYes
Extended thinkingYesNo
Prompt cachingYesNo
Batch APIYesNo
Release dateN/AN/A

Pricing matrix

Dollar rates only: hosts that list both models, per 1M tokens. For how much text fits, use the context section above — not this table.

ProviderClaude Sonnet 4 6 Default inClaude Sonnet 4 6 Default outLlama 3 3 70b Versatile inLlama 3 3 70b Versatile out
Google Vertex$3.00/M$15.00/M——
Groq——$0.590/M$0.790/M

Frequently asked questions

Claude Sonnet 4 6 Default has a larger context window: 1000K tokens vs 128K. For long documents, large codebases, or extended agent sessions, the larger context window reduces the need to chunk inputs or summarize history.

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