Which is cheaper for input tokens: Anthropic: Claude Opus 4 or OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106)?
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) is cheaper on input token cost by $5.00 per 1M tokens.
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Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
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| Metric | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4 | OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | anthropic | openai |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 128,000 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $15.00 | $10.00 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $75.00 | $30.00 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $6,300 | $3,000 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | N/A | N/A |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$15.00
Current Output / 1M
$75.00
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$10.00
Current Output / 1M
$30.00
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Anthropic: Claude Opus 4
$6,300
per month
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106)
$3,000
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for Anthropic: Claude Opus 4 vs OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) pricing decisions.
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) is cheaper on input token cost by $5.00 per 1M tokens.
OpenAI: GPT-4 Turbo (older v1106) is cheaper on output token cost by $45 per 1M tokens.
$3,300 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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