| Signal | Claude Sonnet 5 | Delta | GPT-5.4 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 100 | -- | |
Pricing | 90 | -5 | |
Context window size | 86 | +6 | |
Recency | 100 | -- | |
Output Capacity | 85 | -- | |
Benchmarks | 0 | -90 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 2 wins |
Score History
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GPT-5.4 Mini
right now
78.8
current score
Anthropic
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $400.00/month
That's $4800.00/year compared to Claude Sonnet 5 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 | GPT-5.4 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40 | 79 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Rank | #169 | #50 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Quality Rank | #169 | #50 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Adoption Rank | #169 | #50 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 1000K | 400K | Claude Sonnet 5 |
| Pricing | $2.00/$10.00/M | $0.75/$4.50/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 100 | 100 | Claude Sonnet 5 |
| Pricing | 90 | 96 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
| Context window size | 86 | 80 | Claude Sonnet 5 |
| Recency | 100 | 100 | Claude Sonnet 5 |
| Output Capacity | 85 | 85 | Claude Sonnet 5 |
| Benchmarks | -- | 90 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 40/100 (rank #169), placing it in the top 42% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 79/100 (rank #50), placing it in the top 83% of all 290 models tracked.
GPT-5.4 Mini has a 39-point advantage, which typically translates to noticeably stronger performance on complex reasoning, code generation, and multi-step tasks.
GPT-5.4 Mini offers 56% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $78.75/month with GPT-5.4 Mini vs $180.00/month with Claude Sonnet 5 - a $101.25 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. GPT-5.4 Mini also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (1000K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($4.50/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (79/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-5.4 Mini clearly outperforms Claude Sonnet 5 with a significant 38.8-point lead. For most general use cases, GPT-5.4 Mini is the stronger choice. However, Claude Sonnet 5 may still excel in niche scenarios.
Best for Quality
Claude Sonnet 5
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GPT-5.4 Mini
56% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
Claude Sonnet 5
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
Claude Sonnet 5
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
Claude Sonnet 5
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by Anthropic
| Capability | Claude Sonnet 5 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
Anthropic
OpenAI
GPT-5.4 Mini saves you $8.85/month
That's 57% cheaper than Claude Sonnet 5 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | Claude Sonnet 5 | GPT-5.4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 1M | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | Jun 30, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |