> Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Step 5 Preview: index scores 193 and ~175 (GPT-4 = 100), API prices, context windows and results on the same independent tests, side by side.

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[Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://themodelindex.org/models/claude-sonnet-5-5/)

[Step 5 Preview](https://themodelindex.org/models/step-5-preview/)

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Closest rival, another lab

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The version it replaced

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Where it started

GPT-4

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[Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://themodelindex.org/models/claude-sonnet-5-5/)

193

182–205

Weights

Closed

Released

Sep 2026

Price in / out

$2.0 / $10

Context

1M

Core tests taken

3 of 8

[Step 5 Preview](https://themodelindex.org/models/step-5-preview/)

~175

estimated

Weights

Closed

Released

Sep 2026

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads Step 5 Preview by 18 points (one score is an estimate).

## Test by test · independent results · Epoch AI

Claude Sonnet 5.5

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Only tests that at least two of these models have taken. Bold rows are the core tests shown on every profile; all of these results inform the index score. Task length (METR) is listed below the chart because it is a duration, not a percentage.

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Source: https://themodelindex.org/compare/claude-sonnet-5-5-vs-step-5-preview/ · The Model Index · data as of 2026-10-01