Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-4o mini
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Agents · Reasoning · Images and charts · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.GPT-4o mini is cheaper.
Scores updated · 17 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.
- Images and chartsUnderstanding pictures, charts and video30Claude 3.7 Sonnet3 of 3 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- AgentsCarrying out multi-step tasks on its own10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
Agents 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.
GPT-4o mini costs 96% less for the same work.
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
- Fixes real GitHub issues in Python projectsSWE-bench Verified+61.6points ahead
- Graduate-level biology, physics and chemistry questionsGPQA Diamond+34.6points ahead
- Harder college exam questions with imagesMMMU-Pro+18.6points ahead
Where GPT-4o mini pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 17 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- SWE-bench VerifiedClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 61.670.38.7+61.6
- SciCodeClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 17.440.322.9+17.4
ReasoningClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 34.677.242.6+34.6
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 5.59.74.2+5.5
Images and chartsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- MMMU-ProClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 18.660.141.5+18.6
- MMMUClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 15.67559.4+15.6
- LMArena · VisionClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 103 rating points11691066+103 rating
Following instructionsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- IFBenchClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 17.348.331+17.3
Other results8 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.
- Aider-PolyglotClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 56.860.43.6+56.8
- AIR-Bench 2024Claude 3.7 Sonnet by 25.581.856.3+25.5
- Artificial Analysis Coding IndexClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 2536.411.4+25
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 1117.76.7+11
- simple_safety_testsClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 2.210097.8+2.2
- anthropic_red_teamClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 1.499.798.3+1.4
- HarmBenchtie84.384.9tie
- XSTesttie96.496tie
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or GPT-4o mini?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins all five areas where both have results: coding, agents, reasoning, images and charts and following instructions. GPT-4o mini wins none, but costs 96% less.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It wins 2 of the 2 coding tests both models report; GPT-4o mini wins none.
Which is cheaper?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; GPT-4o mini costs $0.15 and $0.60. That makes GPT-4o mini about 96% cheaper for the same work.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 17 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 8 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.