Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Claude 3 Opus
Side-by-side comparison of pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and use case fit.
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Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Anthropic
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Claude 3 Opus
Anthropic
Capability radar
Normalized coding, reasoning, writing, vision, context, and value
Claude 3.7 SonnetClaude 3 Opus
| Metric | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Claude 3 Opus |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $15.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| Combined Price / 1M | $18.00 | $90.00 |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Coding Score | 95 | 90 |
| Reasoning Score | 93 | 91 |
| Vision Score | 90 | 85 |
| Audio | No | No |
| Streaming | Yes | Yes |
| Function Calling | Yes | Yes |
| Latency Tier | standard | standard |
| Release Date | 2/24/2025 | 3/4/2024 |
Claude 3.7 Sonnet — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Extended thinking mode
- Top coding scores
- Vision support
Weaknesses
- Higher latency in thinking mode
Claude 3 Opus — Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Exceptional writing
- Proven reliability
Weaknesses
- Superseded by Claude 4
- High cost
Use Case Verdicts
Enterprise Use
Claude 3.7 Sonnet combines strong reasoning, tooling, and context for enterprise workloads.
Agent Workflows
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is better suited for agentic workflows with tool use and coding capability.