Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker vs Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Wins 1 of 5 areas
Following instructions
Wins 3 of 5 areas
Coding · Facts · Long documents
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker is better at following instructions.
Scores updated · 12 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- CodingWriting and fixing software02Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up02Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts01Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking11Even1 each · 1 tie
Long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.7 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+51.9points ahead
- Answers hard knowledge questions correctlyAA-Omniscience · Accuracy+11points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+6.8points ahead
Where Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+20.8points ahead
- Very hard expert questions across many subjectsHumanity's Last Exam+1.1points ahead
Every test, side by side
All 12 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- Terminal-Bench HardClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 6.814.421.2+6.8
- SciCodeClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 337.340.3+3
ReasoningEven
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 3.973.377.2+3.9
- Humanity's Last ExamApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 1.110.89.7+1.1
- CritPttie0.30.9tie
FactsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 51.98.160+51.9
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 111728+11
Long documentsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-LCRClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 1.450.351.7+1.4
Following instructionsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- IFBenchApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 20.869.148.3+20.8
Other results3 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- AA-OmniscienceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 58.7-59.4-0.7+58.7
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 14.669.354.7+14.6
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 4.313.417.7+4.3
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker or Claude 3.7 Sonnet?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins three of the five areas where both have results: coding, facts and long documents. Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker wins following instructions. They are level on reasoning.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker wins none.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 12 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 9 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.