Claude 4 Sonnet vs GPT-4 Turbo

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 59 vs 50 (9 point difference).Claude 4 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

GPT-4 Turbo

58.5

73
MMLU
60
73
GPQA
60
71
SuperGPQA
58
69
OpenBookQA
56

Coding

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

GPT-4 Turbo

52

65
HumanEval
52

Mathematics

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

GPT-4 Turbo

59

73
AIME 2023
60
75
AIME 2024
62
74
AIME 2025
61
69
HMMT Feb 2023
56
71
HMMT Feb 2024
58
70
HMMT Feb 2025
57
72
BRUMO 2025
59

Reasoning

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

GPT-4 Turbo

57

71
SimpleQA
58
69
MuSR
56

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-4 Turbo?

Claude 4 Sonnet scores higher overall with 59 vs 50, a difference of 9 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-4 Turbo?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 71.5 vs 58.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-4 Turbo?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 52.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-4 Turbo?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 59.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-4 Turbo?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 70 vs 57.