Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) vs Phi-4

Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort) vs Phi-4. 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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)Off the frontier
Intelligence
28.40
Total cost
$1218
MicrosoftPhi-4Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.90
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 (Adaptive Reasoning, Medium Effort)Phi-4Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)28.45.9−79.2% Phi-4 is 79.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$1,218.17Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)9.32s14.64s+57.1% Phi-4 is 57.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$0.13 / $0.50
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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