Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark
Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.
Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.
| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast) | OpenAI: GPT-5 Image |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | anthropic | openai |
| Context Window | 1,000,000 | 400,000 |
| Max Output Tokens | 128,000 | 128,000 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $50.00 | $10.00 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $4,200 | $1,800 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Web Search | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$50.00
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$10.00
Performance History
Current TPS
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Current Latency
0ms
Uptime
100.0%
Performance History
Current TPS
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Current Latency
0ms
Uptime
100.0%
Adjust your workload to see projected monthly costs.
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.8 (Fast)
$4,200
per month
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
$1,800
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
OpenAI: GPT-5 Image is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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