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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5.2

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Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.5
OpenAI
GPT-5.2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateSep 29 2025Dec 11 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
83.4%
92.4%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
77.2%
80%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
68%
Timeline
Release gapClaude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 73 days before GPT-5.2

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5.2?

GPT-5.2 leads Claude Sonnet 4.5 on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Sonnet 4.5 shipped 73 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%, 9 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 83.4%. On SWE-Bench Verified, GPT-5.2 scores 80%, 2.8 points above Claude Sonnet 4.5 at 77.2%.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Sonnet 4.5 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 was released by Anthropic on Sep 29 2025.
When was GPT-5.2 released?
GPT-5.2 was released by OpenAI on Dec 11 2025.
Which is better on GPQA Diamond, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5.2?
GPT-5.2 scores higher on GPQA Diamond — Claude Sonnet 4.5 83.4% vs GPT-5.2 92.4%.
Which is better at coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5.2?
On SWE-Bench Verified (real-world software-engineering tasks), GPT-5.2 leads — Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores 77.2% and GPT-5.2 scores 80%.

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