Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Llama 3.2 90B
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 60.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5.5 scores higher in 5 categories and Llama 3.2 90B in 0 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads 88.7 to 10.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 100% for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and 2.6% for Llama 3.2 90B.
- Llama 3.2 90B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 60.5 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-28 | 2024-09-24 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 9 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 65.5 (#6), Llama 3.2 90B: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierCode | 52.1% | — |
| CursorBench | 55.5% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1699 | — |
| FrontierSWE | 61.9% | — |
| SciCode | 61% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,819 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 44.9 (#14), Llama 3.2 90B: 29.7 (#73)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 75.5% | — |
| BALROG | — | 27.3% |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 52.4 (#29), Llama 3.2 90B: 20.9 (#207)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 31.4% | — |
| EnigmaEval | — | 0.4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 65% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 125.5 |
Math Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 88.7 (#4), Llama 3.2 90B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 2.6% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 88.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 80.5% | — |
| ProofBench | 100% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 39.4% |
Knowledge Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 66.0 (#11), Llama 3.2 90B: 21.7 (#269)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.6% | 41% |
| SimpleQA Verified | 46.5% | — |
| MMLU | — | 80.3% |
Multimodal Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5.5: 53.2 (#5), Llama 3.2 90B: 24.9 (#119)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Llama 3.2 90B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1000 |
| GeoBench | — | 52% |
| Furniture Assembly | 75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 better than Llama 3.2 90B?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 60.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Llama 3.2 90B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5.5 has 16 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 90B has 9.