Apertus 70B Instruct vs Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)

Apertus 70B Instruct vs Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 70B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.10
Total cost
-
AnthropicClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
20.70
Total cost
$1501
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 70B InstructClaude 4.5 Sonnet (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.120.7+305.9% Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Re… is 4.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,501.22— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported21.58s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$3.00 / $15.0
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