#60 Claude Sonnet 4.5
Released: · SourceText; Coding; Reasoning
- Use cases
- Coding, Reasoning, Text
- Accepts
- No verified data
- Produces
- No verified data
Access
Price USD
| Provider | Price USD | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic · API | $0.3 / 1M cache-read tokens | Standard · Direct Claude API; base input, 5m/1h cache writes, cache hits and output have separate rates. Not a Claude/Claude Code subscription price.Source · 19.09.2026 |
| Anthropic · API | $3.75 / 1M cache-write tokens | Standard · Direct Claude API; base input, 5m/1h cache writes, cache hits and output have separate rates. Not a Claude/Claude Code subscription price.Source · 19.09.2026 |
| Anthropic · API | $3 / 1M input tokens | Standard · Direct Claude API; base input, 5m/1h cache writes, cache hits and output have separate rates. Not a Claude/Claude Code subscription price.Source · 19.09.2026 |
| Anthropic · API | $15 / 1M output tokens | Standard · Direct Claude API; base input, 5m/1h cache writes, cache hits and output have separate rates. Not a Claude/Claude Code subscription price.Source · 19.09.2026 |
Evaluator & score
Composite index · published model-group index · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20 · 90% CI [145.46, 148.5]
Official Epoch AI index; combines own, third-party and developer-reported results. It is not a safety audit or a media-generation score.
Conditions
Epoch Capabilities Index; official model-group estimates
Official ECI model scores, Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0. Composite of own, third-party and developer-reported results. 90% bootstrap interval. Not a per-effort score; export date is the model release date, not measurement date. Methodology: https://epoch.ai/eci#documentation
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Chess Puzzles; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; Chess Puzzles; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: KB62zrQQ5ccd7hCcUwkX8j; file: chess_puzzles.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 06.08.2026
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Chess Puzzles; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; Chess Puzzles; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: 6qgxJVk8HHLppb7hPqz9Tv; file: chess_puzzles.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 08.12.2025
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
EBR-bench; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; EBR-bench; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: cUQEu2ysx4CcVJHi9KtzjQ; file: ebr_bench.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 25.06.2026
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: n26C8XHigC9Xfsdb24JZtd; file: frontiermath.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 16.11.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: LUpSd7DzWf3Fw4iwXb3MPV; file: frontiermath.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 16.11.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 59K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K; mode: thinking budget 59K; source id: 3GzYKQW2K4iijm6a73rVeh; file: frontiermath.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 13.11.2025
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: 2o8XZ8V6W5jKD7TuY4frux; file: frontiermath_tier_4.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 29.09.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: d8WWwzb6b57mWqddhBXuDi; file: frontiermath_tier_4.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 22.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-Tier-4-v2-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: d3m9Xip8cof4s77z6LKkEh; file: frontiermath_tier_4_v2.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 11.06.2026
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; FrontierMath-Tiers-1-3-v2-Private; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: 7oUkeLfwMK3MtkSNHX6QPu; file: frontiermath_tiers_1_3_v2.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 11.06.2026
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
GPQA Diamond; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; GPQA diamond; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: fsZmzw8jjyUgMQGwxodBwN; file: gpqa_diamond.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 29.09.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 16K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
GPQA Diamond; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; GPQA diamond; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_16K; mode: thinking budget 16K; source id: LkVuUxvsHNzpcg3sUiH7f3; file: gpqa_diamond.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 28.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
GPQA Diamond; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; GPQA diamond; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: ii6JE9j57eSbuswEsJArTa; file: gpqa_diamond.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 21.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 59K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
GPQA Diamond; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; GPQA diamond; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K; mode: thinking budget 59K; source id: XaGuWDxPtqVvyxqdMncKFj; file: gpqa_diamond.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 28.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
MATH level 5; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; MATH level 5; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: FqjAH25VNjgwQTbDJFfqAg; file: math_level_5.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 21.10.2025
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Mock AIME 2024/2025; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: dEVgttSw8u6Tt2RsPWTc3C; file: otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 29.09.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 16K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Mock AIME 2024/2025; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_16K; mode: thinking budget 16K; source id: 7QkPRbRPpRx8nJT2ZcqSx6; file: otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 28.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 32K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Mock AIME 2024/2025; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_32K; mode: thinking budget 32K; source id: kqTyhmHyT9irTAWk3xBt2x; file: otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 21.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 59K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Mock AIME 2024/2025; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K; mode: thinking budget 59K; source id: k5PDL6MpCC6P5eLAhodJiS; file: otis_mock_aime_2024_2025.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 28.10.2025
Independent run · thinking budget 48K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
Mystery Game Puzzles; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; Mystery Game Puzzles; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_48K; mode: thinking budget 48K; source id: 4oSbA2RKFsfuAfVayAMAww; file: mystery_game_puzzles.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 25.07.2026
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
SWE-bench Verified; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; SWE-Bench verified; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: Lti64yMEsBWSzgEMFCSVhp; file: swe_bench_verified.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 05.02.2026
Independent run · default (effort unspecified by source) · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
SimpleQA Verified; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; SimpleQA Verified; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929; mode: default (effort unspecified by source); source id: MhqeuRVx4JcRfxPQDYPq7Z; file: simpleqa_verified.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 10.08.2026
Independent run · thinking budget 59K · 20.09.2026 · Higher is better
Snapshot: 2026-09-20
Conditions
SimpleQA Verified; Epoch AI own run; best score across scorers
Epoch AI own run; SimpleQA Verified; version: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929_59K; mode: thinking budget 59K; source id: XQEGUQjpXupjdyKoGuSmum; file: simpleqa_verified.csv. CC BY 4.0, Epoch AI. Snapshot 2026-09-20. Source column Best score (across scorers), not AIpedia's selection of the best effort.
Measurement date: 27.08.2026