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API price comparison · checked Oct 23, 2026

Claude vs GPT API pricing

Short answerThe cheapest listed Anthropic model, Claude Haiku 5.5, costs $0.35 per 1,000 chatbot replies; the cheapest OpenAI model, GPT-5 nano, costs $0.23. The most expensive are Claude Fable 5 at $35.00 and o1-pro at $465. The median Anthropic model costs $15.75 against $7.75 for OpenAI (14 vs 41 listed models, checked Oct 23, 2026).

Closest-priced match for every Anthropic model

For each listed Anthropic model, the OpenAI model whose chatbot-reply cost is nearest. Price only, not quality.

Every listed Anthropic model

ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1M1,000 chat replies1,000 agent steps
Claude Haiku 5.5$0.1$0.5$0.35$5.00
Claude Haiku 4.5$1$5$3.50$50.00
Claude Sonnet 5.5$2$10$7.00$100
Claude Sonnet 5$2$10$7.00$100
Claude Sonnet 4.6$3$15$10.50$150
Claude Sonnet 4.5$3$15$10.50$150
Claude Opus 5.5$4$20$14.00$200
Claude Opus 5$5$25$17.50$250
Claude Opus 4.8$5$25$17.50$250
Claude Opus 4.7$5$25$17.50$250
Claude Opus 4.6$5$25$17.50$250
Claude Opus 4.5$5$25$17.50$250
Claude Fable 5.1$10$50$35.00$500
Claude Fable 5$10$50$35.00$500

Every listed OpenAI model

ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1M1,000 chat replies1,000 agent steps
GPT-5 nano$0.05$0.4$0.23$2.80
GPT-4.1 nano$0.1$0.4$0.31$4.80
GPT-6 Luna$0.1$0.5$0.35$5.00
GPT-4o mini$0.15$0.6$0.47$7.20
GPT-5.6 Luna$0.2$1.2$0.78$10.40
GPT-5.4 nano$0.2$1.25$0.80$10.50
GPT-5 mini$0.25$2$1.18$14.00
GPT-4.1 mini$0.4$1.6$1.24$19.20
GPT-3.5 Turbo$0.5$1.5$1.35$23.00
GPT-3.5 Turbo (0125)$0.5$1.5$1.35$23.00
GPT-5.4 mini$0.75$4.5$2.93$39.00
o4-mini$1.1$4.4$3.41$52.80
o3-mini$1.1$4.4$3.41$52.80
GPT-5.1$1.25$10$5.88$70.00
GPT-5$1.25$10$5.88$70.00
GPT-5 Search API$1.25$10$5.88$70.00
GPT-4.1$2$8$6.20$96.00
o3$2$8$6.20$96.00
GPT-6.1 Sol$2$10$7.00$100
GPT-6 Sol$2$10$7.00$100
GPT-4o$2.5$10$7.75$120
GPT-5.6 Terra$2$12$7.80$104
GPT-5.2$1.75$14$8.22$98.00
GPT-5.3 Codex$1.75$14$8.22$98.00
GPT-5.4$2.5$15$9.75$130
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)$5$15$13.50$230
GPT-5.6 Sol$4$20$14.00$200
GPT-5.5$5$30$19.50$260
chat-latest$5$30$19.50$260
GPT-4 Turbo (2024-04-09)$10$30$27.00$460
GPT-6 Astra$10$50$35.00$500
o1$15$60$46.50$720
GPT-5.6 Cyber$12.5$75$48.75$650
GPT-5.5 Cyber$12.5$75$48.75$650
o3-pro$20$80$62.00$960
GPT-4 (0613)$30$60$69.00$1,320
GPT-5 Pro$15$120$70.50$840
GPT-5.2 Pro$21$168$98.70$1,176
GPT-5.5 Pro$30$180$117$1,560
GPT-5.4 Pro$30$180$117$1,560
o1-pro$150$600$465$7,200

Chatbot reply = 1,500 tokens in, 400 out. Agent step = 40,000 in, 2,000 out. Standard prices, no cache or batch discount.

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