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Llama 3 8B Instruct vs Claude 2
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Winner summary
Claude 2 wins on 5/5 benchmarks
Claude 2 wins 5 of 5 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·Claude 2math·Claude 2
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Llama 3 8B Instruct
#184 by perf·no signal
Claude 2
#158 by perf·no signal
Best value
Llama 3 8B Instruct
Llama 3 8B Instruct
880.0 pts/$
$0.04/M
Claude 2
—
no price
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Meta AI
$1.50T·Tier 1
Anthropic
$380.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
5 benchmarks · 2 models
Llama 3 8B InstructClaude 2
GPQA diamond
Claude 2 leads by +11.5
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
1.4
Claude 2
12.9
MATH level 5
Claude 2 leads by +5.6
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
6.1
Claude 2
11.7
MMLU
Claude 2 leads by +12.9
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
58.4
Claude 2
71.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
Claude 2 leads by +1.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
0.7
Claude 2
2.4
TriviaQA
Claude 2 leads by +19.8
TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents.
Llama 3 8B Instruct
67.7
Claude 2
87.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Llama 3 8B Instruct | Claude 2 |
|---|---|---|
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 1.4 | 12.9 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 6.1 | 11.7 |
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 58.4 | 71.3 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 0.7 | 2.4 |
TriviaQA TriviaQA · reading comprehension benchmark with trivia questions, requiring models to find and reason over evidence from provided documents. | 67.7 | 87.5 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $0.04 | 8K tokens (~4 books) | $0.33 | |
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