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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-5.4

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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
OpenAI
GPT-5.4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2024Mar 5 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
92.8%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 623 days before GPT-5.4

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-5.4 are evenly matched across the benchmarks they both publish. Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 623 days before GPT-5.4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

On GPQA Diamond, GPT-5.4 scores 92.8%, 33.4 points above Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 59.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
When was GPT-5.4 released?
GPT-5.4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 5 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?
GPT-5.4 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4% vs GPT-5.4 92.8%.

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