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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs GPT-5.2

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Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
OpenAI
GPT-5.2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateJun 20 2024Dec 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
59.4%
92.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
33.4%
80%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 539 days before GPT-5.2

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads Claude 3.5 Sonnet on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude 3.5 Sonnet shipped 539 days before GPT-5.2, 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-5.2 scores 92.4%, 33 points above Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 59.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, GPT-5.2 scores 80%, 46.6 points above Claude 3.5 Sonnet at 33.4%.

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-5.2 released?
GPT-5.2 was released by OpenAI on Dec 11 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.2?
GPT-5.2 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude 3.5 Sonnet 59.4% vs GPT-5.2 92.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-5.2?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), GPT-5.2 leads — Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores 33.4% and GPT-5.2 scores 80%.

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