Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5.2

Comparing two large language models (llm) models: features, pricing, pros and cons.

	Claude Sonnet 4.5	GPT-5.2
Provider	Anthropic	OpenAI
Pricing	$30–150/mo	$100–500/mo
Quality	9/10	9.4/10
Speed	8.5/10	8.5/10
Ease of use	8.5/10	8/10
Value	5/10	4/10
Context	200K	256K
Tasks	Text Generation, Chatbots, Coding, Translation, RAG / Search	Text Generation, Chatbots, Coding, Data Analysis, Translation, RAG / Search
Pros	+ Good price-quality balance + Production-ready + Stable API	+ Strong reasoning + Excellent for complex tasks + Reliable API
Cons	− Not the cheapest option − Cloud only	− More expensive than mass-market models − Cloud only

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Balance of quality, cost, and speed for production assistants.

Flagship multimodal model for complex tasks, analysis, and text generation.