Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-4o mini Comparison
Comparing Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-4o mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Claude Sonnet 4.6 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while GPT-4o mini is better at 0 benchmarks.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-4o mini specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only GPT-4o mini specifies output context (16,384 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-4o mini support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Claude Sonnet 4.6
GPT-4o mini
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released on 2026-02-17, while GPT-4o mini was released on 2024-07-18.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 is 19 months newer than GPT-4o mini.
Feb 17, 2026
4 weeks ago
1.6yr newerJul 18, 2024
1.7 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4o mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-10-01, while Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4o mini's training data extends to 2023-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude Sonnet 4.6's cutoff date.
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Oct 2023
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Claude Sonnet 4.6
View detailsAnthropic
GPT-4o mini
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Detailed Comparison
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