Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GPT-5 (Medium)

Claude Sonnet 5 (Max) vs GPT-5 (Medium). 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 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.20
Total cost
$6998
OpenAIGPT-5 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
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 (Max)GPT-5 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)38.222.9−40.1% GPT-5 (Medium) is 40.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,998.25Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)183.62s27.13s−85.2% GPT-5 (Medium) is 85.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $10.0$1.25 / $10.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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