Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 Codex leads with 4.2% higher average benchmark score. Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is available on 4 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet represents Anthropic's first hybrid reasoning model, capable of producing near-instant responses or extended step-by-step thinking that is visible to users. Developed with particularly strong improvements in coding and front-end web development, it allows users to control thinking budgets and balances real-world task performance with reasoning capabilities for enterprise applications.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex was developed as a specialized variant of GPT-5 optimized for programming and software development tasks. Built to understand and generate code across multiple programming languages, it serves developers with enhanced capabilities for code completion, debugging, translation, and explanation of complex codebases.
6 months newer

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Anthropic
2025-02-24

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

GPT-5 Codex
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

GPT-5 Codex

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

GPT-5 Codex

GPT-5 Codex