Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-4.1 nano

Claude Sonnet 5 (Medium) vs GPT-4.1 nano. 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 nanoNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.80
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 5 (Medium)GPT-4.1 nanoDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.17.8−72.2% GPT-4.1 nano is 72.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.27s2.86s−69.1% GPT-4.1 nano is 69.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.10 / $0.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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