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Claude vs GPT API pricing, compared model by model

On 25 September 2026 the cheapest Claude model costs $0.25 per million input tokens against $0.018 for the cheapest GPT model, and the typical GPT model is the cheaper of the two.

Prices checked 25 September 2026 at 06.00 UTC . Source OpenRouter public model list . US dollars per million tokens

At a glance

Claude (Anthropic)GPT (OpenAI)
Models listed1563
Cheapest modelClaude 3 Haiku, $0.25 in, $1.25 outgpt-oss-20b, $0.018 in, $0.09 out
Most expensive modelClaude Opus 4.1, $15.00 in, $75.00 outo1-pro, $150.00 in, $600.00 out
Median input price$5.00$1.75
Median output price$25.00$10.00
Largest context1M, Claude Opus 5.51.05M, GPT-6 Luna Pro
Newest modelClaude Opus 5.5, 2026-09-22GPT-6 Luna Pro, 2026-09-22
Models with a batch price1337

Every model, with your monthly cost

ModelProviderInputOutputCached inputBatch in / outContextYour monthListed
Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic$4.00$20.00$0.20$2.00 / $10.001M$540.002026-09-22
GPT-6 Luna ProOpenAI$0.10$0.50$0.01$0.05 / $0.251.05M$13.502026-09-22
GPT-6 LunaOpenAI$0.10$0.50$0.01$0.05 / $0.251.05M$13.502026-09-22
GPT-6 Sol ProOpenAI$2.00$10.00$0.20$1.00 / $5.001.05M$270.002026-09-22
GPT-6 SolOpenAI$2.00$10.00$0.20$1.00 / $5.001.05M$270.002026-09-22
GPT-6 AstraOpenAI$10.00$50.00$1.00$5.00 / $25.001.05M$1,350.002026-09-04
GPT-6 Astra ProOpenAI$10.00$50.00$1.00$5.00 / $25.001.05M$1,350.002026-09-04
Claude Fable 5.1Anthropic$10.00$50.00$0.25$5.00 / $25.001M$1,350.002026-09-01
Claude Opus 5Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$2.50 / $12.501M$675.002026-07-24
GPT-5.6 Luna ProOpenAI$0.20$1.20$0.02$0.10 / $0.601.05M$30.002026-07-09
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI$0.20$1.20$0.02$0.10 / $0.601.05M$30.002026-07-09
GPT-5.6 Terra ProOpenAI$2.00$12.00$0.20$1.00 / $6.001.05M$300.002026-07-09
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI$2.00$12.00$0.20$1.00 / $6.001.05M$300.002026-07-09
GPT-5.6 Sol ProOpenAI$2.00$10.00$0.20$1.00 / $5.001.05M$270.002026-07-09
GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI$2.00$10.00$0.20$1.00 / $5.001.05M$270.002026-07-09
Claude Sonnet 5Anthropic$2.00$10.00$0.20$1.00 / $5.001M$270.002026-06-30
Claude Fable 5Anthropic$10.00$50.00$1.00$5.00 / $25.001M$1,350.002026-06-09
Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$2.50 / $12.501M$675.002026-05-27
GPT Chat LatestOpenAI$5.00$30.00$0.50400K$750.002026-05-05
GPT-5.5 ProOpenAI$30.00$180.00$15.00 / $90.001.05M$4,500.002026-04-24
GPT-5.5OpenAI$5.00$30.00$0.50$2.50 / $15.001.05M$750.002026-04-24
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAI$8.00$15.00$2.00272K$705.002026-04-21
Claude Opus 4.7Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$2.50 / $12.501M$675.002026-04-16
GPT-5.4 NanoOpenAI$0.20$1.25$0.02$0.10 / $0.625400K$30.752026-03-17
GPT-5.4 MiniOpenAI$0.75$4.50$0.075$0.375 / $2.25400K$112.502026-03-17
GPT-5.4 ProOpenAI$30.00$180.00$15.00 / $90.001.05M$4,500.002026-03-05
GPT-5.4OpenAI$2.50$15.00$0.25$1.25 / $7.501.05M$375.002026-03-05
GPT-5.3-CodexOpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.175400K$315.002026-02-24
Claude Sonnet 4.6Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30$1.50 / $7.501M$405.002026-02-17
Claude Opus 4.6Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$2.50 / $12.501M$675.002026-02-04
GPT AudioOpenAI$2.50$10.00128K$300.002026-01-19
GPT Audio MiniOpenAI$0.60$2.40128K$72.002026-01-19
GPT-5.2-CodexOpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.175400K$315.002026-01-14
GPT-5.2 ChatOpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.175128K$315.002025-12-10
GPT-5.2 ProOpenAI$21.00$168.00$10.50 / $84.00400K$3,780.002025-12-10
GPT-5.2OpenAI$1.75$14.00$0.175$0.875 / $7.00400K$315.002025-12-10
GPT-5.1-Codex-MaxOpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.125400K$225.002025-12-04
Claude Opus 4.5Anthropic$5.00$25.00$0.50$2.50 / $12.50200K$675.002025-11-24
GPT-5.1OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.125$0.625 / $5.00400K$225.002025-11-13
GPT-5.1-CodexOpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.13400K$225.002025-11-13
GPT-5.1-Codex-MiniOpenAI$0.25$2.00$0.03400K$45.002025-11-13
gpt-oss-safeguard-20bOpenAI$0.075$0.30$0.0375131K$9.002025-10-29
GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAI$2.50$2.00$0.25400K$180.002025-10-16
Claude Haiku 4.5Anthropic$1.00$5.00$0.10$0.50 / $2.50200K$135.002025-10-15
GPT-5 ImageOpenAI$10.00$10.00$1.25400K$750.002025-10-14
GPT-5 ProOpenAI$15.00$120.00$7.50 / $60.00400K$2,700.002025-10-06
Claude Sonnet 4.5Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30$1.50 / $7.501M$405.002025-09-29
GPT-5OpenAI$1.25$10.00$0.125$0.625 / $5.00400K$225.002025-08-07
GPT-5 MiniOpenAI$0.25$2.00$0.025$0.125 / $1.00400K$45.002025-08-07
GPT-5 NanoOpenAI$0.05$0.40$0.005$0.025 / $0.20400K$9.002025-08-07
Claude Opus 4.1Anthropic$15.00$75.00$1.50$7.50 / $37.50200K$2,025.002025-08-05
gpt-oss-120bOpenAI$0.15$0.60$0.075$0.0296 / $0.136131K$18.002025-08-05
gpt-oss-20bOpenAI$0.018$0.09$0.024 / $0.112131K$2.432025-08-05
o3 ProOpenAI$20.00$80.00200K$2,400.002025-06-10
Claude Sonnet 4Anthropic$3.00$15.00$0.30200K$405.002025-05-22
o4 Mini HighOpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.275200K$132.002025-04-16
o3OpenAI$2.00$8.00$0.50$1.00 / $4.00200K$240.002025-04-16
o4 MiniOpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.275$0.55 / $2.20200K$132.002025-04-16
GPT-4.1OpenAI$2.00$8.00$0.50$1.00 / $4.001.04758M$240.002025-04-14
GPT-4.1 MiniOpenAI$0.40$1.60$0.10$0.20 / $0.801.04758M$48.002025-04-14
GPT-4.1 NanoOpenAI$0.10$0.40$0.025$0.05 / $0.201.04758M$12.002025-04-14
o1-proOpenAI$150.00$600.00200K$18,000.002025-03-19
o3 Mini HighOpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.55200K$132.002025-02-12
o3 MiniOpenAI$1.10$4.40$0.55$0.55 / $2.20200K$132.002025-01-31
o1OpenAI$15.00$60.00$7.50200K$1,800.002024-12-17
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)OpenAI$2.50$10.00$1.25128K$300.002024-11-20
GPT-4o (2024-08-06)OpenAI$2.50$10.00$1.25128K$300.002024-08-06
GPT-4o-miniOpenAI$0.15$0.60$0.075$0.075 / $0.30128K$18.002024-07-18
GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)OpenAI$0.15$0.60$0.075128K$18.002024-07-18
GPT-4oOpenAI$2.50$10.00$1.25$1.25 / $5.00128K$300.002024-05-13
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)OpenAI$5.00$15.00128K$525.002024-05-13
GPT-4 TurboOpenAI$10.00$30.00$5.00 / $15.00128K$1,050.002024-04-09
Claude 3 HaikuAnthropic$0.25$1.25$0.03200K$33.752024-03-13
GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)OpenAI$1.00$2.004K$90.002024-01-25
GPT-3.5 Turbo InstructOpenAI$1.50$2.004K$120.002023-09-28
GPT-3.5 Turbo 16kOpenAI$3.00$4.0016K$240.002023-08-28
GPT-3.5 TurboOpenAI$0.50$1.50$0.25 / $0.7516K$52.502023-05-28
GPT-4OpenAI$30.00$60.008K$2,700.002023-05-28

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Common questions

Is Claude cheaper than GPT?

On 25 September 2026, the median Claude model on this list costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens, against $1.75 and $10.00 for GPT. By that measure GPT is cheaper, but compare the specific models you would use, since both providers sell models at very different price points.

What is the cheapest Claude model compared with the cheapest GPT model?

The cheapest Claude model is Claude 3 Haiku at $0.25 in and $1.25 out per million tokens. The cheapest GPT model is gpt-oss-20b at $0.018 in and $0.09 out.

Which has the larger context window, Claude or GPT?

The largest Claude context on this list is 1M tokens (Claude Opus 5.5) and the largest GPT context is 1.05M tokens (GPT-6 Luna Pro).

How should I choose between Claude and GPT for a production agent?

Price per token is one input. Run both on a set of your own real cases, count how often each needs a retry or a human check, and compare the total cost of a correct answer rather than the cost of a token.

Choosing a model for a production agent

Price is one input. Quality on your own cases, latency and the cost of retries decide the rest. Tell me what you are building.

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