Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Claude Sonnet 5
94
Exaone 4.0 32B
66
Pick Claude Sonnet 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Exaone 4.0 32B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Knowledge
+24.4 difference
Claude Sonnet 5
Exaone 4.0 32B
$3 / $15
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1M
128K
Pick Claude Sonnet 5 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Exaone 4.0 32B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Claude Sonnet 5 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 94 to 66. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Claude Sonnet 5 gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Exaone 4.0 32B.
Claude Sonnet 5 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 94 to 66.
Exaone 4.0 32B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.8 versus 57.4. Claude Sonnet 5 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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