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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5.4

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode

GPT-5.4 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
GPT-5.4
Benchmark Advantage
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Context Window
GPT-5.4
Speed
GPT-5.4

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaude Sonnet 4.5GPT-5.4
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyClaude Sonnet 4.5GPT-5.4
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAnthropicOpenAI
ReleasedSep 2025Mar 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.5 Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5.4 Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.4 has cheaper input pricing at $2.50/M tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.5 has cheaper output pricing at $15.00/M tokens.
GPT-5.4 scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 41.0, compared to Claude Sonnet 4.5's score of 33.5.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 has a 1,000,000 token context window, while GPT-5.4 has a 1,050,000 token context window.
Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports vision. GPT-5.4 supports vision.