Data points: 47
Model compare
The readout for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Sonnet 4, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: Claude Sonnet 4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 4 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
47 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Claude Sonnet 4
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Sonnet 4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Sonnet 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | No data | 1M tokens |
| Max output | No data | 64K tokens |
| Modalities | No data | Input ImageTextFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Sonnet 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Released | No data | May 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | No data | Claude |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-01-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | No data | anthropic/claude-sonnet-4 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Instant 1.2 and Claude Sonnet 4: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
Claude Instant 1.2
Claude Instant 1.2 does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 4 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
Claude Instant 1.2
-
Avg. score
Claude Sonnet 4
47.9
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Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Sonnet 4 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Instant 1.2 | Claude Sonnet 4 |
|---|---|---|
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M/$225.00/M | Claude Sonnet 4 anthropic/claude-4-sonnet-20250522 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $75.00/M |
0 tests | Claude Instant 1.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Claude Sonnet 4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Claude Sonnet 4 claude-sonnet-4-20250514 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
Claude Instant 1.2 claude-instant-1.2 speed / latency No data input / output $90.00/M/$270.00/M | Claude Sonnet 4 claude-sonnet-4-20250514 speed / latency No data input / output $3.60/M |
Weighted outcome: Claude Sonnet 4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
| Features | None listed | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingReasoning |
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