Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins overall with a score of 74 vs 32 (42 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

92

Nova Pro

38.8

95
MMLU
41
93
GPQA
40
91
SuperGPQA
38
89
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

87

Nova Pro

33

87
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

96

Nova Pro

40

97
AIME 2023
41
99
AIME 2024
43
98
AIME 2025
42
93
HMMT Feb 2023
37
95
HMMT Feb 2024
39
94
HMMT Feb 2025
38
96
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5

90

Nova Pro

38

91
SimpleQA
39
89
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Nova Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 scores higher overall with 74 vs 32, a difference of 42 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Nova Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 92 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Nova Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in coding with an average score of 87 vs 33.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Nova Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in math with an average score of 96 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Nova Pro?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 leads in reasoning with an average score of 90 vs 38.