Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Llama 4 Maverick

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 55 vs 37 (18 point difference).Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

Llama 4 Maverick

43.8

65
MMLU
46
65
GPQA
45
63
SuperGPQA
43
61
OpenBookQA
41

Coding

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

Llama 4 Maverick

38

57
HumanEval
38

Mathematics

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

Llama 4 Maverick

45

65
AIME 2023
46
67
AIME 2024
48
66
AIME 2025
47
61
HMMT Feb 2023
42
63
HMMT Feb 2024
44
62
HMMT Feb 2025
43
64
BRUMO 2025
45

Reasoning

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

Llama 4 Maverick

43

63
SimpleQA
44
61
MuSR
42

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher overall with 55 vs 37, a difference of 18 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 63.5 vs 43.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 57 vs 38.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 64 vs 45.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Llama 4 Maverick?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 62 vs 43.