Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking

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IndexAll categories, out of 100.
47.9 ±5.5
53.8 ±6.9 best
GapIndex points below the top.
−5.9 · no clear gap
Top
CoverageIndex weight that has results.
80%
80%
SpeedOutput tokens per second.
45/s
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EloLMArena rating and rank.
1439
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ReleasedMonth of release.
2025-09
2025-09
Input / 1MUS dollars per 1M input tokens.
$3.00
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Output / 1MUS dollars per 1M output tokens.
$15.00
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Batch output / 1MBatch price per 1M output tokens.
$7.50
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1K chats2K tokens in, 500 out, each.
$13.50
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1K documents20K tokens in, 1K out, each.
$75.00
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1K agent tasks200K tokens in, 20K out, each.
$900.00
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ContextMaximum tokens in one request.
1M best
200K
AgenticMulti-step tasks with tools.
49.3
57.1 best
CodingCode writing and repair.
53.9 best
50.6
ReasoningLogic problems and puzzles.
45.3
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MultimodalTasks with images and text.
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58.4
KnowledgeFacts and expert knowledge.
49.4
53.3 best
MultilingualTasks in many languages.
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60.4
InstructionTasks with strict prompt rules.
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MathMath problems.
46.6
54.0 best

Benchmarks

3 shared
Only Claude Sonnet 4.5: 32Only Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking: 25
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking
CorpFin v2Finance
60.8%63 / 131
62.0% best48 / 131
MedScribeHealthcare
84.5% best34 / 109
84.1%38 / 109
MedCodeHealthcare
40.6%63 / 106
44.1% best42 / 106