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Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
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Winner summary
Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins on 14/28 benchmarks
Claude 3.5 Sonnet wins 14 of 28 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · general · knowledge.
Category leads
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
#205 by perf·no signal
DeepSeek V3
#80 by perf·no signal
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
#255 by perf·no signal
Best value
DeepSeek V3
17.9x better value than GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
n/a
no price
DeepSeek V3
92.9 pts/$
$0.60/M
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
5.2 pts/$
$6.25/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
Anthropic
$965.0B·Tier 1
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
28 benchmarks · 3 models
Claude 3.5 SonnetDeepSeek V3GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
Aider polyglot
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +3.2
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
51.6
DeepSeek V3
48.4
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
23.1
Dtbench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +5.0
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
46.3
DeepSeek V3
41.3
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
40.9
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
DeepSeek V3 leads by +1.2
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
1.8
DeepSeek V3
3.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
0.3
GPQA diamond
DeepSeek V3 leads by +5.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
38.7
DeepSeek V3
43.8
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
30.5
HELM · GPQA
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +2.7
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
56.5
DeepSeek V3
53.8
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
52.0
HELM · IFEval
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +2.4
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
85.6
DeepSeek V3
83.2
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
81.7
HELM · MMLU-Pro
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +5.4
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
77.7
DeepSeek V3
72.3
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
71.3
HELM · Omni-MATH
DeepSeek V3 leads by +11.0
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
27.6
DeepSeek V3
40.3
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
29.3
HELM · WildBench
DeepSeek V3 leads by +0.3
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
79.2
DeepSeek V3
83.1
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
82.8
Lech Mazur Writing
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +1.5
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
80.3
DeepSeek V3
77.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
81.8
MATH level 5
DeepSeek V3 leads by +13.2
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
51.7
DeepSeek V3
64.8
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
49.8
Metr Time Horizons
DeepSeek V3 leads by +6.6
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
40.1
DeepSeek V3
47.4
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
40.8
MMLU
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +1.2
Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
82.0
DeepSeek V3
82.9
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
84.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
DeepSeek V3 leads by +9.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
6.4
DeepSeek V3
15.8
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
6.2
SimpleBench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +10.3
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
13.0
DeepSeek V3
2.7
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
1.4
WeirdML
DeepSeek V3 leads by +5.1
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
31.0
DeepSeek V3
36.1
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
25.1
Aider · Code Editing
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +12.8
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
84.2
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
71.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +15.5
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
1374.0
DeepSeek V3
1358.4
Balrog
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +0.3
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
32.6
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
32.3
CadEval
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +22.0
CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
48.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
26.0
Cybench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +5.0
Cybench · evaluates AI on real Capture-The-Flag cybersecurity challenges, testing vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and security reasoning.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
17.5
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
12.5
GeoBench
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +9.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
62.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
71.0
GSO-Bench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +4.6
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
4.6
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
0.0
HLE
HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · a reasoning benchmark designed to be the hardest public evaluation of AI. Questions span mathematics, physics, philosophy, and logic · curated to be at or beyond the frontier of human expert capability. Tested with and without tool augmentation.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
0.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
0.0
Lmca
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +1.3
DeepSeek V3
18.2
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
19.5
The Agent Company
Claude 3.5 Sonnet leads by +15.4
The Agent Company · tests AI agents on realistic corporate tasks like email management, code review, data analysis, and cross-tool workflows.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
24.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
8.6
VideoMME
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +15.9
VideoMME · multimodal benchmark testing video understanding across diverse domains, requiring temporal reasoning and cross-frame comprehension.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
46.7
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
62.5
VPCT
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads by +10.0
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
0.0
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
10.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Claude 3.5 Sonnet | DeepSeek V3 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
|---|---|---|---|
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 51.6 | 48.4 | 23.1 |
Dtbench | 46.3 | 41.3 | 40.9 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 38.7 | 43.8 | 30.5 |
HELM · GPQA | 56.5 | 53.8 | 52.0 |
HELM · IFEval | 85.6 | 83.2 | 81.7 |
HELM · MMLU-Pro | 77.7 | 72.3 | 71.3 |
HELM · Omni-MATH | 27.6 | 40.3 | 29.3 |
HELM · WildBench | 79.2 | 83.1 | 82.8 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 80.3 | 77.0 | 81.8 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 51.7 | 64.8 | 49.8 |
Metr Time Horizons | 40.1 | 47.4 | 40.8 |
MMLU Massive Multitask Language Understanding · 57 subjects spanning STEM, humanities, social sciences, and more. The standard benchmark for broad knowledge. | 82.0 | 82.9 | 84.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 6.4 | 15.8 | 6.2 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 13.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 31.0 | 36.1 | 25.1 |
Aider · Code Editing | 84.2 | n/a | 71.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1374.0 | 1358.4 | n/a |
Balrog Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning. | 32.6 | n/a | 32.3 |
CadEval CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge. | 48.0 | n/a | 26.0 |
Cybench Cybench · evaluates AI on real Capture-The-Flag cybersecurity challenges, testing vulnerability analysis, exploitation, and security reasoning. | 17.5 | n/a | 12.5 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 62.0 | n/a | 71.0 |
GSO-Bench GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues. | 4.6 | n/a | 0.0 |
HLE HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · a reasoning benchmark designed to be the hardest public evaluation of AI. Questions span mathematics, physics, philosophy, and logic · curated to be at or beyond the frontier of human expert capability. Tested with and without tool augmentation. | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0 |
Lmca | n/a | 18.2 | 19.5 |
The Agent Company The Agent Company · tests AI agents on realistic corporate tasks like email management, code review, data analysis, and cross-tool workflows. | 24.0 | n/a | 8.6 |
VideoMME VideoMME · multimodal benchmark testing video understanding across diverse domains, requiring temporal reasoning and cross-frame comprehension. | 46.7 | n/a | 62.5 |
VPCT VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations. | 0.0 | n/a | 10.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| $0.32 | $0.89 | 164K tokens (~82 books) | $4.63 | |
| $2.50 | $10.00 | 128K tokens (~64 books) | $43.75 |
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