Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.4: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Release Date | February 17, 2026 | March 5, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 200K | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 64K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 | $2.50 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Average Score | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Visual Benchmark Comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.6
GPT-5.4
GPQA0.9 vs 0.9
0.9
0.9
Verdict
GPT-5.4 leads in 3 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Claude Sonnet 4.6 — 0.7, GPT-5.4 — 0.9.
API Cost
GPT-5.4 is 1.0x cheaper: input $2.50/1M vs $3.00/1M tokens.
Context Window
GPT-5.4 supports a larger context: 1M vs 200K tokens.
Recency
GPT-5.4 is newer: released 3/5/2026 vs 2/17/2026.
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