Claude Sonnet 5 (High) vs GPT-5 mini (Medium)

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

Verdict

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

MetricClaude Sonnet 5 (High)GPT-5 mini (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)31.720.6−35.0% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 35.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,086.04Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.10s13.53s−10.4% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 10.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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