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Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs Code Davinci 001

Claude 3.7 Sonnet (2024) and Code Davinci 001 (2021) compare a standalone API model against a coding-specialized model. Claude 3.7 Sonnet ships a 200k-token context window, while Code Davinci 001 ships a not-yet-sourced context window. This page treats the result as workflow and deployment fit, not a universal model winner.

Treat this as a product-type comparison: Claude 3.7 Sonnet is standalone API model, while Code Davinci 001 is coding-specialized model. Choose based on workflow fit before reading any benchmark or price row as decisive.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalClaude 3.7 SonnetCode Davinci 001
Product typeStandalone API modelCoding-specialized model
Best forreasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agentscustom coding agents and code generation
Decision fitCoding, RAG, and AgentsCoding
Context window200k
Cheapest output$15/1M tokens-
Provider routes6 tracked0 tracked
Shared benchmarks0 shared0 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Claude 3.7 Sonnet when...
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local model data.
  • Local decision data tags Claude 3.7 Sonnet for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Choose Code Davinci 001 when...
  • Local decision data tags Code Davinci 001 for Coding.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

$6,150

Cheapest tracked route/tier: GCP Vertex AI

Code Davinci 001

Unavailable

No complete token price in local provider data

Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.

Switch friction

Claude 3.7 Sonnet -> Code Davinci 001
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Code Davinci 001; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning before moving production traffic.
Code Davinci 001 -> Claude 3.7 Sonnet
  • No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Code Davinci 001 and Claude 3.7 Sonnet; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
  • Claude 3.7 Sonnet adds Vision, Multimodal, and Reasoning in local capability data.

Specs

Specification
Released2024-03-042021-07-01
Context window200k
Parameters
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
OpennessProprietaryProprietary
WeightsNot releasedNot released
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff2024-11-

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeClaude 3.7 SonnetCode Davinci 001
Input price$3/1M tokens-
Output price$15/1M tokens-
Providers-

Capabilities

CapabilityClaude 3.7 SonnetCode Davinci 001
VisionYesNo
MultimodalYesNo
ReasoningYesNo
JSON / Tool useYesNo
Structured outputsYesNo
Code executionYesNo
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.

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Last reviewed: 2026-07-26. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.