Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 nano leads with 5.3% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 nano offers 200.0K more tokens in context window than Claude Sonnet 4. GPT-5 nano is $17.55 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Sonnet 4 is available on 4 providers. Overall, GPT-5 nano is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4 was created as the balanced offering in the Claude 4 family, designed to provide strong intelligence with practical speed and cost efficiency. Built to serve as a versatile workhorse for diverse applications, it balances advanced capabilities with operational considerations for everyday enterprise and consumer use.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Nano was developed as the most compact variant in the GPT-5 family, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments and edge computing scenarios. Built to bring next-generation AI capabilities to devices and applications where latency and efficiency are paramount, it distills GPT-5 innovations into a minimal footprint.
2 months newer

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
2025-05-22

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Claude Sonnet 4

GPT-5 nano
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4

GPT-5 nano
GPT-5 nano
2024-05-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic
Bedrock
ZeroEval

Claude Sonnet 4

GPT-5 nano

Claude Sonnet 4

GPT-5 nano

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
ZeroEval