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Claude Sonnet 4 vs LLaMA 1

Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 vs Meta LLaMA 1 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4
Meta
LLaMA 1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicMeta
Release dateMay 22 2025Feb 24 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.7%
Science
GPQA Diamond
75.4%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 1 shipped 818 days before Claude Sonnet 4

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4 or LLaMA 1?

Claude Sonnet 4 and LLaMA 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 1 shipped 818 days before Claude Sonnet 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Claude Sonnet 4 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Sonnet 4 and LLaMA 1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4 released?
Claude Sonnet 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.
When was LLaMA 1 released?
LLaMA 1 was released by Meta on Feb 24 2023.
Is Claude Sonnet 4 or LLaMA 1 open source?
LLaMA 1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Claude Sonnet 4 is a proprietary model released by Anthropic.

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