GPT-4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 5

Side by side pricing and context for GPT-4.1 and Claude Sonnet 5. Rates are curated catalog values with last verified dates on each model page.

GPT-4.1

Strong all-round OpenAI model with a very large context window. Prefer for long documents, tool-heavy apps, and workloads that benefit from prompt caching.

Input $2.00 / Output $8.00 per 1M

Context 1M · Exact (o200k_base)

Claude Sonnet 5

Balanced Claude for most production apps: strong quality without Opus cost. Check the introductory vs standard rate note and re-run TokenCALC after pricing changes.

Input $2.00 / Output $10.00 per 1M

Context 1M · Approx (Anthropic family)


Quick take

  • Input rates match on this snapshot.
  • GPT-4.1 is cheaper on output in this catalog snapshot.
  • Both last verified on their model pages (2026-08-02 / 2026-08-02).

Rate table

MetricGPT-4.1Claude Sonnet 5
Input / 1M$2.00$2.00
Output / 1M$8.00$10.00
Cached input / 1M$0.500$0.200
Context1M1M
TokenizerExact (o200k_base)Approx (Anthropic family)