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Claude Sonnet 5.5vs.GPT-5.4 mini
Which one is better?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 performs better than GPT-5.4 mini, but costs 2.7 times (input) and 2.2 times (output) as much.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 5
GPT-5.4 mini
Rank 62
Claude Sonnet 5.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Claude Sonnet 5.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Rank 21 of 478
GPT-5.4 mini
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Strengths at a glance
Sonnet 5.5GPT-5.4 miniMedian of all ranked models
95 % range: Sonnet 5.5 119.5 to 130.9, GPT-5.4 mini 71.0 to 80.5.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the close-up the net starts at 65 points, just below the weaker model's lowest value; the reference group average is 100. Not in the net because a model has no own value there or the data are too thin: Mathematics, Health.
Sonnet 5.5 is ahead in 8 of 10 areas, GPT-5.4 mini in none.
Sonnet 5.5 ahead: 8too little data: 2
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs. GPT-5.4 mini in our own test
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Claude Sonnet 5.5

Oct 1, 2026 · 28 s · $0.04
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 1, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,886 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0389
- Response time
- 28.2 s
- API model reported in response
- anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5
- Pinned endpoint
- Anthropic | anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5-20260928
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
GPT-5.4 mini

Oct 2, 2026 · 14 s · $0.01
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 2, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- openai/gpt-5.4-mini
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 3,142 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0142
- Response time
- 13.5 s
- API model reported in response
- openai/gpt-5.4-mini
- Pinned endpoint
- OpenAI | openai/gpt-5.4-mini-20260317
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Passed, not a quality rating
Visually reviewed. This individual test does not establish overall model quality.
Earlier attempts (2)
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
SVG short test
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
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GPT-5.4 mini
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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-5.4 mini in the overall index
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Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v5)
20 of 95 models
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
GPT-5.4 mini has no popularity score yet.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 13, 2026
Claude Sonnet 5.5GPT-5.4 mini
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | GPT-5.4 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 121.9 | 75.1 |
| Rank | Rank 5 of 95 | Rank 62 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $2 | $0.75 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $10 | $4.50 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 1 original-protocol task both models passed (SVG short test not included) | $0.039 | $0.014 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 103 | 134 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | 79Rank 21 of 478 | n/a |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 400,000 tokens≈ 600 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | June 2026 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Released | Sep 28, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | no | no |
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Is there a better choice?
Overall index 110.5, rank 14$0.10 input and $0.50 output per 1M tokens
View profileOverall index 130.9, rank 1$8 input and $40 output per 1M tokens
Sonnet 5.5 vs. Claude Fable 5.2Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: Claude Sonnet 5.5B: GPT-5.4 mini
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