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  3. Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs OpenAI: o3 Pro

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs OpenAI: o3 Pro benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Claude 3.5 Sonnet is more budget-friendly at $15/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Both Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI: o3 Pro present distinct architectural strengths. Compare the verified benchmark matrix below to choose the model tailored to your specific application requirements.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Claude 3.5 Sonnet holds empirical advantage (2 of 2 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Claude 3.5 SonnetTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Claude 3.5 SonnetTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Claude 3.5 SonnetLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Claude 3.5 SonnetFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

2 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (2)OpenAI: o3 Pro (0)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
2 of 2 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI: o3 Pro
0 of 2 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Anthropic
Leads 2 of 2
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

2024 workhorse. Still a high-intent compare against GPT-4o.

Elo 1,280In: $3 · Out: $15/1M
OpenAI
OpenAI: o3 Pro

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openai/o3-pro). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $20 · Out: $80/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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Compare vs:vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderClaude 3.5 Sonnet Wins

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

$15 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (8)vsOpenAI: o3 Pro (0)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 8W (100%)Overall: Claude 3.5 SonnetOpenAI: o3 Pro: 0W (0%)
← Claude 3.5 Sonnet1 tiesOpenAI: o3 Pro →
🏆Claude 3.5 Sonnet Leads(4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsOpenAI: o3 Pro
Preference Elo
1,280vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
49%vs—
LiveBench
52.1%vs—
GPQA Diamond
65%vs—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 4WOpenAI: o3 Pro: 0W
🏆Claude 3.5 Sonnet Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsOpenAI: o3 Pro
Output speed
80 tok/svs—
Time to first token
280 msvs—
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 2WOpenAI: o3 Pro: 0W
🏆Claude 3.5 Sonnet Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsOpenAI: o3 Pro
Output price
$15/1Mvs$80/1M+$65/1M
Input price
$3/1Mvs$20/1M+$17/1M
Context window
200kvs200k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 2WOpenAI: o3 Pro: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Claude 3.5 SonnetOpenAI: o3 Pro
Preference Elo
Claude 3.5 Sonnet1,280
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
LiveBench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet52.1%
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
SWE-bench
Claude 3.5 Sonnet49%
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
GPQA Diamond
Claude 3.5 Sonnet65%
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
Time to first token
Claude 3.5 Sonnet280 ms
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
Output speed
Claude 3.5 Sonnet80 tok/s
OpenAI: o3 Pro—
Input priceClaude 3.5 Sonnet +$17/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3/1M
OpenAI: o3 Pro$20/1M
Output priceClaude 3.5 Sonnet +$65/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$15/1M
OpenAI: o3 Pro$80/1M
Context window
Claude 3.5 Sonnet200k
OpenAI: o3 Pro200k
BenchmarkClaude 3.5 SonnetOpenAI: o3 ProAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,280
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
52.1%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
49%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
80 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$20/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$17/1M
Output price
$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$80/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$65/1M
Context window
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
200k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 83% with Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$330.00 / mo
In: $105Out: $225
OpenAI: o3 Pro$1,900.00 / mo
In: $700Out: $1,200
Estimated Cost Delta

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is estimated to save $1,570.00/month ($18,840/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Claude 3.5 Sonnet:Pick Claude 3.5 Sonnet when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatClaude 3.5 Sonnet

Lower output list price ($15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGClaude 3.5 Sonnet

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionClaude 3.5 Sonnet

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatClaude 3.5 SonnetLower output list price ($15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGClaude 3.5 SonnetLarger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionClaude 3.5 SonnetClaude 3.5 Sonnet is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK
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Anthropic

Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Elo 1,280
SWE-bench49%
Speed (tok/s)80 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$15/1M
OpenAI

OpenAI: o3 Pro

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)200k
Input / 1M Tokens$20/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$80/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or OpenAI: o3 Pro?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or OpenAI: o3 Pro?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet output tokens are $15/1M versus $80/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or OpenAI: o3 Pro?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Claude 3.5 Sonnet and OpenAI: o3 Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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