Claude 4 Sonnet vs GPT-5 Mini
Head to head on 29 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| Claude 4 Sonnet Anthropic | 74.3% | 47.8% | 54.7% | 19.8% | 1483elo | 58.4 | 77.7% | 10.7% | 54.7% | 64.8% | 77.5% | 54.6% | 44.3% | 72.9% | 70.5% | 69.0% | 65.5% | 33.9% | 72.4% | 86.7% | 84.2% | 62.5% | 35.0% | 40.0% | 74.6% | 69.6% | 31.1% | 0.59 | 64.6% | - | 77.3% | - | - | - | 22.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99.1% | 43.9% | - | 6.18 | 6.18 | - | - | 58.3% | - | 35.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84.0% | 84.0% | - | - | 59.6% |
| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 90.7% | 25.0% | 60.2% | 100.0% | 1313elo | 56.2 | 82.8% | 21.5% | 75.4% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 83.8% | 43.0% | 80.6% | 80.0% | 83.7% | 66.9% | 43.0% | 39.0% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 33.3% | 0.49 | 68.4% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 1.13 | 0.0% | - | -0.15 | 20.0% | 40.0% | 1.7 | 100.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 88.3% | 27.2% | 60.0% | - | 100.0% | 90.0% | 47.2% | 80.0% | 0.0% | 1.54 | 1.54 | - | - | 9.0% | - | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | - | 39.7% | - | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 39.21 | 272.11 | 14.2% | - | - | 86.0% | 86.0% | 51.6% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | Claude 4 Sonnet Anthropic | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Claude 4 Sonnet is an AI model from Anthropic. | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | Claude | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 22 May 2025 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Context | 200,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | - | $0.25 |
| Output $/1M | - | $2.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | - | $0.025 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image | text, image, file |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Reported scores |
FAQ
- Is Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5 Mini better?
- Across the 29 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 Mini leads on 19 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do Claude 4 Sonnet and GPT-5 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- Claude 4 Sonnet scores 77.7% and GPT-5 Mini scores 82.8% on GPQA Diamond.
- When were Claude 4 Sonnet and GPT-5 Mini released?
- Claude 4 Sonnet was released 22 May 2025 by Anthropic. GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.
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