Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-4.1 mini

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-4.1 mini. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Sonnet 5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.10
Total cost
$1218
OpenAIGPT-4.1 miniNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
10.20
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 5 (Medium)GPT-4.1 miniDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.110.2−63.7% GPT-4.1 mini is 63.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.01s3.96s−56.0% GPT-4.1 mini is 56.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.40 / $1.60
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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