Compare / Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini
Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini
17 results from 3 sources that measured both models. Each row is in the source's own units; there is no overall winner.
| Benchmark | Metric | Claude Sonnet 4.5 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,449 | 1,394 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Business, management and financeArena rating | 1,461 | 1,381 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Creative writingArena rating | 1,454 | 1,324 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Expert promptsArena rating | 1,498 | 1,400 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Instruction followingArena rating | 1,464 | 1,373 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | OverallArena rating | 1,457 | 1,390 |
| Arena (formerly LMArena)reported | Writing, literature and languageArena rating | 1,454 | 1,352 |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Irrelevance detection% correct | 95.0% | 91.0% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Memory% correct | 65.0% | 44.3% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Multi-turn tasks% correct | 61.4% | 27.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Overall accuracy% correct | 73.2% | 55.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Relevance detection% correct | 68.8% | 93.8% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Single-turn calls (curated)% correct | 88.7% | 69.8% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Single-turn calls (user-contributed)% correct | 81.1% | 62.5% |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) V4reported | Web search% correct | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Answer rate% of documents | 95.6% | 99.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboardreported | Hallucination rate% of summaries | 12.0% | 12.9% |
Bold green marks the better value on that metric. Where a source reports ranges that overlap, the difference may not be meaningful; see the benchmark page for ranges.