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Claude Opus 4 vs GPT-5 — API Pricing Comparison 2026

Compare Claude Opus 4 and GPT-5 API pricing. The two most capable frontier models from Anthropic and OpenAI — compare costs and capabilities.

$30.00
Claude Opus 4 cheapest
$3.44
GPT-5 cheapest
200K
Claude Opus 4 context
272K
GPT-5 context

Which is cheaper, Claude Opus 4 or GPT-5?

GPT-5 is cheaper at $3.44/1M tokens via OpenAI, compared to Claude Opus 4 at $30.00/1M via Anthropic. 1 providers offer both models.

Model Specifications

SpecClaude Opus 4GPT-5
Typechatchat
Parameters
Context Window200K272K
Arena ELO13201380
Quality TierFrontierFrontier
Open WeightNoNo
Cheapest Price$30.00/1M$3.44/1M
Cheapest ProviderAnthropicOpenAI
Providers44

Price Comparison by Provider

7 providers
ProviderClaude Opus 4
Input/1M
Claude Opus 4
Output/1M
GPT-5
Input/1M
GPT-5
Output/1M
Anthropic$15.00$75.00
AWS Bedrock$15.00$75.00
Azure OpenAI$1.25$10.00
Google Vertex AI$15.00$75.00
OpenAI$1.25$10.00
OpenRouter$18.00$90.00$1.50$12.00
Replicate$1.25$10.00

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Green highlights the cheaper model at each provider. Updated every 6 hours.

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 is cheaper at $3.44/1M tokens (via OpenAI) compared to Claude Opus 4 at $30.00/1M tokens (via Anthropic). Prices vary by provider — Sector HQ tracks them all.

Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Updated every 6 hours.