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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-5

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
OpenAI
GPT-5
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2024Aug 7 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 413 days before GPT-5

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads GPT-5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 413 days before GPT-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.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3.5 Sonnet released?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Jun 20 2024.
When was GPT-5 released?
GPT-5 was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.

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