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  3. Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Ernie 4.5 Turbo

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Claude 3.5 Sonnet vs Ernie 4.5 Turbo benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Ernie 4.5 Turbo delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,450 vs 1,280), while Ernie 4.5 Turbo leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (57%), while Ernie 4.5 Turbo is more budget-friendly at $1.2/1M 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: Ernie 4.5 Turbo holds the advantage over Claude 3.5 Sonnet in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Ernie 4.5 Turbo for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

9 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (1)Ernie 4.5 Turbo (8)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
1 of 9 Wins
✓Context window
Ernie 4.5 Turbo
8 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
Anthropic
Leads 1 of 9 metrics
Claude 3.5 Sonnet

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

Elo 1,280$15/1M out
Baidu
Leads 8 of 9 metrics
Ernie 4.5 Turbo

Baidu current multimodal enterprise foundation model with broad Chinese knowledge.

Elo 1,450$1.2/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderErnie 4.5 Turbo Wins

Ernie 4.5 Turbo

Δ 170 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderErnie 4.5 Turbo Wins

Ernie 4.5 Turbo

95 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderErnie 4.5 Turbo Wins

Ernie 4.5 Turbo

$1.2 / 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 Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (1)vsErnie 4.5 Turbo (9)
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 1W (10%)Overall: Ernie 4.5 TurboErnie 4.5 Turbo: 9W (90%)
← Claude 3.5 SonnetErnie 4.5 Turbo →
🏆Ernie 4.5 Turbo(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsErnie 4.5 Turbo
Preference Elo
1,280vs1,450+170
Coding Elo
—vs1,435
SWE-bench
49%vs57%+8%
LiveBench
52.1%vs61%+8.9%
GPQA Diamond
65%vs74.5%+9.5%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 0WErnie 4.5 Turbo: 5W
🏆Ernie 4.5 Turbo(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsErnie 4.5 Turbo
Output speed
80 tok/svs95 tok/s+15 tok/s
Time to first token
280 msvs200 ms+80 ms
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 0WErnie 4.5 Turbo: 2W
🏆Ernie 4.5 Turbo(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Claude 3.5 SonnetvsErnie 4.5 Turbo
Output price
$15/1Mvs$1.2/1M+$13.8/1M
Input price
$3/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$2.7/1M
Context window
200kvs128k+72k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet: 1WErnie 4.5 Turbo: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+170
Claude 3.5 Sonnet1,280
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo1,450
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo
Claude 3.5 Sonnet—
Ernie 4.5 Turbo1,435
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+8.9%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet52.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo61%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+8%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet49%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo57%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+9.5%
Claude 3.5 Sonnet65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo74.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+80 ms
Claude 3.5 Sonnet280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo200 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+15 tok/s
Claude 3.5 Sonnet80 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo95 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$2.7/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$13.8/1M
Claude 3.5 Sonnet$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+72k
Claude 3.5 Sonnet200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Ernie 4.5 Turbo128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkClaude 3.5 SonnetErnie 4.5 TurboAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,280
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,450
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+170
Coding Elo—
1,435
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
LiveBench
52.1%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
61%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+8.9%
SWE-bench
49%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
57%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+8%
GPQA Diamond
65%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
74.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+9.5%
Time to first token
280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
200 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+80 ms
Output speed
80 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
95 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+15 tok/s
Input price
$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$2.7/1M
Output price
$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$13.8/1M
Context window
200k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+72k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 91% with Ernie 4.5 Turbo
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
Ernie 4.5 Turbo$28.50 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $18
Estimated Cost Delta

Ernie 4.5 Turbo is estimated to save $301.50/month ($3,618/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Ernie 4.5 Turbo:Pick Ernie 4.5 Turbo when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Ernie 4.5 Turbo:Pick Ernie 4.5 Turbo when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    Ernie 4.5 Turbo:Pick Ernie 4.5 Turbo as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsErnie 4.5 Turbo

Higher SWE-bench (57%).

High-volume chatErnie 4.5 Turbo

Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIErnie 4.5 Turbo

Lower TTFT (200 ms).

Long-document RAGClaude 3.5 Sonnet

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionErnie 4.5 Turbo

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Ernie 4.5 Turbo).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsErnie 4.5 TurboHigher SWE-bench (57%).
High-volume chatErnie 4.5 TurboLower output list price ($1.2/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIErnie 4.5 TurboLower TTFT (200 ms).
Long-document RAGClaude 3.5 SonnetLarger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionErnie 4.5 TurboBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Ernie 4.5 Turbo).
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LIVE BENCHMARK
VS
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
Baidu

Ernie 4.5 Turbo

Elo 1,450
SWE-bench57%
Speed (tok/s)95 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.2/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Ernie 4.5 Turbo?
Ernie 4.5 Turbo has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,450). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Ernie 4.5 Turbo?
Ernie 4.5 Turbo leads SWE-bench at 57% vs 49%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Ernie 4.5 Turbo output tokens are $1.2/1M versus $15/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Claude 3.5 Sonnet or Ernie 4.5 Turbo?
Ernie 4.5 Turbo has the lower time-to-first-token (200 ms vs 280 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Claude 3.5 Sonnet accepts 200k tokens versus 128k.
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 Ernie 4.5 Turbo Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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