Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins overall with a score of 80 vs 44 (36 point difference).Claude Sonnet 4.6 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

96

Moonshot v1

50.8

99
MMLU
53
97
GPQA
52
95
SuperGPQA
50
93
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

93

Moonshot v1

45

93
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

97.1

Moonshot v1

52

99
AIME 2023
53
99
AIME 2024
55
98
AIME 2025
54
95
HMMT Feb 2023
49
97
HMMT Feb 2024
51
96
HMMT Feb 2025
50
96
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

Claude Sonnet 4.6

Claude Sonnet 4.6

94

Moonshot v1

50

95
SimpleQA
51
93
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Moonshot v1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scores higher overall with 80 vs 44, a difference of 36 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Moonshot v1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 96 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Moonshot v1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in coding with an average score of 93 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Moonshot v1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in math with an average score of 97.1 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Moonshot v1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads in reasoning with an average score of 94 vs 50.