Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT Mini (120b)
Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.
OpenAI's budget-friendly reasoning model — fast and surprisingly capable.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT Mini (120b)▼
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT Mini (120b)?
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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher (80.1 vs 73.2). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT Mini (120b)?
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GPT Mini (120b) has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5: $3.00 input / $15.00 output. GPT Mini (120b): $0.04 input / $0.18 output.
Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT Mini (120b)?
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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5 supports 1M tokens vs GPT Mini (120b) at 131K tokens.
Do both Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT Mini (120b) support vision?
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Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision/image input, but GPT Mini (120b) does not.
What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT Mini (120b)?
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Key differences: Claude Sonnet 5 has a notably higher capability index (6.9 point gap); GPT Mini (120b) is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.
Which model should I choose for my use case?
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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT Mini (120b) for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.