Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Moonshot v1

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 55 vs 44 (11 point difference).Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

63.5

Moonshot v1

50.8

65
MMLU
53
65
GPQA
52
63
SuperGPQA
50
61
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

57

Moonshot v1

45

57
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

64

Moonshot v1

52

65
AIME 2023
53
67
AIME 2024
55
66
AIME 2025
54
61
HMMT Feb 2023
49
63
HMMT Feb 2024
51
62
HMMT Feb 2025
50
64
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

62

Moonshot v1

50

63
SimpleQA
51
61
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet scores higher overall with 55 vs 44, a difference of 11 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 63.5 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 57 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 64 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 62 vs 50.