Model comparison

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Grok 4.7: Benchmark Comparison

Claude Sonnet 5.5 has the higher score on 17 of 19 shared benchmarks; Grok 4.7 leads on 2.

The largest observed score gap is 74.00 pts on ProofBench v1.1 , where Claude Sonnet 5.5 leads.

Reported ±1 standard-error ranges overlap on 5 of 19 shared benchmarks with comparable uncertainty data. This is not a pairwise statistical significance test.

Shared benchmark results

Scores and reported standard errors come from the latest visible Vals benchmark version available for both models.

Benchmark Claude Sonnet 5.5 Grok 4.7 Gap Reported uncertainty
Vals Index 69.22% ±0.96 60.22% ±1.08 9.00 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark 2.92% ±1.36 12.50% ±2.42 9.58 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Legal Research Bench 48.08% ±3.47 47.12% ±3.47 0.96 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap
EMB 75.71% ±2.44 66.99% ±3.04 8.72 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Finance Agent (v2) 58.10% ±0.67 52.25% ±0.35 5.85 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Tax Agent Bench 73.39% ±2.98 65.60% ±3.24 7.80 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
MedCode 52.92% ±2.12 49.55% ±2.17 3.37 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap
MedScribe 91.10% ±1.96 89.38% ±1.89 1.72 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap
ProofBench v1.1 100.00% ±0.00 26.00% ±4.41 74.00 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
BioMysteryBench 81.11% ±0.64 69.26% ±1.33 11.85 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
MysteryMechanism 49.10% ±3.36 25.23% ±2.92 23.87 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Terminal-Bench Science 38.57% ±5.86 11.43% ±3.83 27.14 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
SAGE 51.77% ±3.41 40.79% ±3.35 10.98 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Code Migration 69.83% ±4.26 44.82% ±4.21 25.01 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
IOI 83.06% ±3.74 57.72% ±1.99 25.33 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Terminal-Bench 4.0 53.03% ±1.51 28.28% ±1.34 24.75 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
Vibe Code Bench v1.1 92.39% ±1.26 86.17% ±2.18 6.22 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges do not overlap
CyberBench v1.1 59.58% ±5.21 69.46% ±5.67 9.88 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap
Public Benefits Bench v1.1 67.19% ±1.22 65.63% ±1.24 1.56 pts Reported ±1 SE ranges overlap

Performance by category

Category Claude Sonnet 5.5 average Grok 4.7 average
Index 69.22% 60.22%
Legal 25.50% 29.81%
Finance 69.07% 61.61%
Healthcare 72.01% 69.47%
Math 100.00% 26.00%
Science 56.26% 35.30%
Education 51.77% 40.79%
Coding 74.58% 54.25%
Beta 59.58% 69.46%
Social Mobility 67.19% 65.63%

Cost and latency

Cost per test appears only where the benchmark reports it for both models. Latency is the measured completion time for that benchmark.

Benchmark Claude Sonnet 5.5 cost Grok 4.7 cost Claude Sonnet 5.5 latency Grok 4.7 latency
Vals Index $20.80 $11.16 1h10m 32m56s
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark $16.61 $11.13 57m44s 42m05s
Legal Research Bench $14.83 $4.92 1h33m 21m14s
EMB $8.79 $6.48 36m45s 34m57s
Finance Agent (v2) $6.55 $2.72 31m43s 15m33s
Tax Agent Bench $9.25 $1.80 59m21s 16m36s
MedCode N/A N/A 3m59s 3m33s
MedScribe N/A N/A 5m07s 2m33s
ProofBench v1.1 $0.56 $0.79 5m48s 12m47s
BioMysteryBench $3.74 $2.49 18m06s 11m37s
MysteryMechanism $3.45 $1.84 23m30s 17m33s
Terminal-Bench Science $31.98 $21.40 3h22m 2h40m
SAGE N/A N/A 113.42s 4m51s
Code Migration $75.83 $36.55 3h20m 1h09m
IOI $7.52 $12.71 45m51s 46m48s
Terminal-Bench 4.0 $19.33 $14.32 2h06m 1h40m
Vibe Code Bench v1.1 $31.25 $15.83 1h01m 35m47s
CyberBench v1.1 $4.42 $8.54 33m53s 15m30s
Public Benefits Bench v1.1 $4.25 $2.26 1h18m 18m46s

Results available only for Claude Sonnet 5.5

  • SRE Bench

Results available only for Grok 4.7

  • Vals RSI Index
  • LegalBench
  • ProgramBench
Model details Claude Sonnet 5.5 Model details Grok 4.7