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 | 38.0% | 47.8% | 54.7% | 19.8% | 1480elo | 58.4 | 68.3% | 4.3% | 45.4% | 64.8% | 77.5% | 54.6% | 44.3% | 72.9% | 70.5% | 69.0% | 44.9% | 33.9% | 72.4% | 86.7% | 83.7% | 62.5% | 35.0% | 37.3% | 74.6% | 69.6% | 27.3% | 0.59 | 52.3% | - | 40.7% | - | - | - | 22.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 93.4% | 43.9% | - | 6.18 | 6.18 | - | - | 58.3% | - | 35.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84.0% | 84.0% | - | - | 55.5% |
| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 46.7% | 25.0% | 60.2% | 100.0% | 1310elo | 56.2 | 68.7% | 5.1% | 45.6% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 54.5% | 43.0% | 80.6% | 80.0% | 77.5% | 66.9% | 43.0% | 36.9% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 14.4% | 0.49 | 31.9% | 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% | 47.9% |
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 | $3.00 | $0.25 |
| Output $/1M | $15.00 | $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 17 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 68.3% and GPT-5 Mini scores 68.7% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5 Mini?
- GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00 per million output tokens against $15.00 for Claude 4 Sonnet - about 7.5x.
- 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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