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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.2 vs 7.8. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.922 vs $2.126. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 12.54s vs 28.08s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 75.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-14

Rank
#65
Total Output Tokens
120,427
Response Time (avg)
28.08s
Total Cost
$2.126
Rank
#46
Total Output Tokens
63,204
Response Time (avg)
12.54s
Total Cost
$0.922
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 5 (medium)

It has the best score here (8.2), while costing about 2.3x less than Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30
Score 7.8 8.2
Rank #65 #46
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.5 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 75.8%
Flaky tests 1 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 15.182 6.144
Total Cost $2.126 $0.922
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 106,316 145,953
Output Tokens 79,338 52,330
Reasoning Tokens 41,089 10,874
Response Time (avg) 28.08s 12.54s
Response Time (max) 140.96s 66.71s
Response Time (total) 421.15s 275.90s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~1T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#65 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#46 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
Claude Sonnet 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379

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