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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.3-Instant

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Instant
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateFeb 17 2026Mar 3 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
89.9%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
79.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.6 shipped 14 days before GPT-5.3-Instant

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.3-Instant?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads GPT-5.3-Instant on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Sonnet 4.6 shipped 14 days before GPT-5.3-Instant, 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.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.6 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 17 2026.
When was GPT-5.3-Instant released?
GPT-5.3-Instant was released by OpenAI on Mar 3 2026.

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