Claude 2.1: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Anthropic's Claude 2.1 and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Claude 2.1 is of lower quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.495 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 24.
Price:Claude 2.1 is more expensive compared to average with a price of $12.00 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Claude 2.1 Input token price: $8.00, Output token price: $24.00 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Claude 2.1 Input token price: $8.00, Output token price: $24.00 per 1M Tokens.
Claude 2.1 is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 14.0 tokens per second.
Latency:Claude 2.1 has a lower latency compared to average, taking 0.84s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Claude 2.1 has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 200k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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