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Claude 3 Sonnet vs GPT-5.5

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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
OpenAI
GPT-5.5
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Apr 23 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
93.6%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 780 days before GPT-5.5

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or GPT-5.5?

GPT-5.5 leads Claude 3 Sonnet on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 780 days before GPT-5.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

On GPQA Diamond, GPT-5.5 scores 93.6%, 53.2 points above Claude 3 Sonnet at 40.4%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Sonnet released?
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was GPT-5.5 released?
GPT-5.5 was released by OpenAI on Apr 23 2026.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3 Sonnet or GPT-5.5?
GPT-5.5 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3 Sonnet 40.4% vs GPT-5.5 93.6%.

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