Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs GPT-5 (Low)

Claude Sonnet 4.6 (Max) vs GPT-5 (Low). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
30.10
Total cost
$4925
OpenAIGPT-5 (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.80
Total cost
-
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.

MetricClaude Sonnet 4.6 (Max)GPT-5 (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)30.120.8−30.9% GPT-5 (Low) is 30.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,924.80Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)75.21s13.94s−81.5% GPT-5 (Low) is 81.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$1.25 / $10.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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