Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.2
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-1verified-v1-b2e2a31b3d53 · verified_score · leader | 86.50100% of row best · percent · Claude Sonnet 4.6 (High) | 86.17100% of row best · percent · GPT-5.2 (XHigh) |
| ARC-AGI-2verified-v2-326661568d5f · verified_score · leader | 60.42100% of row best · percent · Claude Sonnet 4.6 (High) | 52.9188% of row best · percent · GPT-5.2 (XHigh) |
| LMArena Document Arenadocument-2026-07-30-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,482.80100% of row best · rating · claude-sonnet-4-6; 95% CI [1476.49799837, 1489.09368537]; votes 54427; rank 8 | 1,400.0794% of row best · rating · gpt-5.2; 95% CI [1394.12737338, 1406.01746377]; votes 28068; rank 38 |
| LMArena Search Arenasearch-2026-08-24-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,221.23100% of row best · rating · claude-sonnet-4-6-search; 95% CI [1216.39472071, 1226.06821163]; votes 134905; rank 7 | 1,172.1496% of row best · rating · gpt-5.2-search-non-reasoning; 95% CI [1166.59081201, 1177.68538907]; votes 75658; rank 20 |
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,458.01100% of row best · rating · claude-sonnet-4-6; 95% CI [1454.41608210, 1461.60383515]; votes 66343; rank 32 | 1,412.4297% of row best · rating · gpt-5.2; 95% CI [1409.19172501, 1415.64592175]; votes 79073; rank 122 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,282.25100% of row best · rating · claude-sonnet-4-6; 95% CI [1275.84615489, 1288.65223369]; votes 25610; rank 25 | 1,229.3696% of row best · rating · gpt-5.2; 95% CI [1223.13578833, 1235.59275214]; votes 19024; rank 63 |
| LiveBench2026-06-25 · overall · leader | 77.1197% of row best · percent · claude-sonnet-4-6-thinking-auto-medium-effort · 13,226 output tokens / case | 79.21100% of row best · percent · gpt-5.2-2025-12-11-high · 11,512 output tokens / case |
| ToneBench2026-08-28-10-task-cd9819ab6e4d · overall_score · leader | 83.63100% of row best · points · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · 2,525 output tokens / case | 78.0893% of row best · points · GPT-5.2 · 4,266 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 7 benchmark winsOverall lead | 1 benchmark win |
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Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Family | Claude 4 | Gpt 5 2 |
| Model | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
| Version | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5.2 |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-17 | 2025-12-11 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 400,000 |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Anthropic (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard) | Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
15 comparable fields · 8 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Capabilities
GPT-5.2 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5.2 FAQs
Is Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.2, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is $3.00 and GPT-5.2 is $1.75 per million tokens, so GPT-5.2 is cheaper on this metric. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is $15.00 and GPT-5.2 is $14.00 per million tokens, so GPT-5.2 is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the larger sourced context window. Claude Sonnet 4.6 supports 1,000,000 and GPT-5.2 supports 400,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads the current overall benchmark count. The result uses 8 protocol-matched benchmarks from 4 publishers; it is not a universal quality score.
Can Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2 be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is not marked open weight; GPT-5.2 is not marked open weight.
Can Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.2 understand images?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is documented with image input; GPT-5.2 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is 128,000 and GPT-5.2 is 128,000.
Do Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-5.2 support reasoning and tool use?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. GPT-5.2: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
Claude Sonnet 4.6 has 2 sourced provider routes; GPT-5.2 has 2, a tie.
Which offers better value, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or GPT-5.2?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.