Claude 4 Sonnet vs GPT-5.4

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5.4 wins overall with a score of 88 vs 59 (29 point difference).GPT-5.4 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5.4

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

GPT-5.4

96

73
MMLU
99
73
GPQA
97
71
SuperGPQA
95
69
OpenBookQA
93

Coding

GPT-5.4

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

GPT-5.4

91

65
HumanEval
91

Mathematics

GPT-5.4

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

GPT-5.4

97.1

73
AIME 2023
99
75
AIME 2024
99
74
AIME 2025
98
69
HMMT Feb 2023
95
71
HMMT Feb 2024
97
70
HMMT Feb 2025
96
72
BRUMO 2025
96

Reasoning

GPT-5.4

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

GPT-5.4

94

71
SimpleQA
95
69
MuSR
93

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 scores higher overall with 88 vs 59, a difference of 29 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 leads in coding with an average score of 91 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or GPT-5.4?

GPT-5.4 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 70.