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Claude 4 Sonnet vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 59 (6 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Claude 4 Sonnet

CreatorAnthropic
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score59

o4-mini (high)

CreatorOpenAI
TypeProprietary
Context200K
Score65

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Claude 4 Sonnet

71.5

o4-mini (high)

80.5

73
MMLU
82
73
GPQA
82
71
SuperGPQA
80
69
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Claude 4 Sonnet

65

o4-mini (high)

74

65
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Claude 4 Sonnet

72

o4-mini (high)

82

73
AIME 2023
83
75
AIME 2024
85
74
AIME 2025
84
69
HMMT Feb 2023
79
71
HMMT Feb 2024
81
70
HMMT Feb 2025
80
72
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Claude 4 Sonnet

70

o4-mini (high)

79

71
SimpleQA
80
69
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4 Sonnet or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 59, a difference of 6 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4 Sonnet or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 71.5.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4 Sonnet or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 65.

Which is better for math, Claude 4 Sonnet or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 72.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4 Sonnet or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 70.

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