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Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) vs GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.4. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.315 vs $1.438. Claude Sonnet 5 (medium) is faster at 15.01s vs 29.42s, with pass rates of 76.8% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-15

Compared models

Rank
#74
Total Output Tokens
73,018
Response Time (avg)
15.01s
Total Cost
$1.438
Rank
#78
Total Output Tokens
119,211
Response Time (avg)
29.42s
Total Cost
$0.315
Recommended model GPT-5 Mini (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.4 vs 8.5), while costing about 4.6x less than Claude Sonnet 5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 5 Claude Sonnet 5 medium Release: 2026-06-30 GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07
Score 8.5 8.4
Rank #74 #78
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 8.5
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 76.8% 66.7%
Flaky tests 3 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 8.985 2.247
Total Cost $1.438 $0.315
Input Price $2.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $10.000 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price $2.500 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 353,658 214,645
Output Tokens 54,891 15,532
Reasoning Tokens 18,370 103,679
Response Time (avg) 15.01s 29.42s
Response Time (max) 69.26s 111.48s
Response Time (total) 345.16s 676.56s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) ~400B total (~17B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#74 Claude Sonnet 5

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
6.4s
Tokens
832 tok

#78 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 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 5 9.0 7.9 88.9% 1 17.28s 10,590 13,153 2,379
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152

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