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Claude 3 Opus vs LLaMA 4 Scout

Anthropic Claude 3 Opus vs Meta LLaMA 4 Scout — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
Meta
LLaMA 4 Scout
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateMar 4 2024Apr 5 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Opus shipped 397 days before LLaMA 4 Scout

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or LLaMA 4 Scout?

Claude 3 Opus and LLaMA 4 Scout don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Opus shipped 397 days before LLaMA 4 Scout, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude 3 Opus is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3 Opus and LLaMA 4 Scout don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Opus released?
Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was LLaMA 4 Scout released?
LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.
Is Claude 3 Opus or LLaMA 4 Scout open source?
LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude 3 Opus is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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