Compare/Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs GPT-5.4 (low)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)vsGPT-5.4 (low)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)

Input
$3.75/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
TTFT
OpenAI

GPT-5.4 (low)

Input
$2.5/M
Output
$15/M
Speed
64 tok/s
TTFT
1.61s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GPT-5.4 (low)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-5.4 (low)
Lower Latency
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
Benchmarks (3-7)
GPT-5.4 (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)GPT-5.4 (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$3.75$2.5
Output ($/M tokens)$15$15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)$5.25
GPT-5.4 (low)$4.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
GPT-5.4 (low)
64 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)
GPT-5.4 (low)
1.61s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.947.9
Coding Index
30.245.6
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
59.9%87.1%
MMLU-Pro
77.2%
LiveCodeBench
38.1%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
77.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.9%28.9%
SciCode
36.6%50.3%
IFBench
65.9%
TerminalBench
43.2%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24)3 wins
7 winsGPT-5.4 (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) or GPT-5.4 (low)?

GPT-5.4 (low) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $5.63/M tokens vs $6.56/M for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5.4 (low) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 3 for Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-5.4 (low) generates tokens faster at 64 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.61s).

When should I use Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) vs GPT-5.4 (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: GPT-5.4 (low) for lower cost, GPT-5.4 (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and GPT-5.4 (low) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.