Claude 4 Sonnet vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4 Sonnet wins overall with a score of 59 vs 44 (15 point difference).Claude 4 Sonnet wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

Moonshot v1

50.8

73
MMLU
53
73
GPQA
52
71
SuperGPQA
50
69
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

Moonshot v1

45

65
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

Moonshot v1

52

73
AIME 2023
53
75
AIME 2024
55
74
AIME 2025
54
69
HMMT Feb 2023
49
71
HMMT Feb 2024
51
70
HMMT Feb 2025
50
72
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Claude 4 Sonnet

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

Moonshot v1

50

71
SimpleQA
51
69
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 4 Sonnet scores higher overall with 59 vs 44, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 71.5 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in coding with an average score of 65 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in math with an average score of 72 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or Moonshot v1?

Claude 4 Sonnet leads in reasoning with an average score of 70 vs 50.