Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs GPT-4o
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersClaude 3.7 Sonnet wins on intelligence and on context window. GPT-4o wins on price. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
GPT-4o
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Context window
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersClaude 3.7 Sonnet wins
- Larger context window (200K vs 131K)
- Higher max output (64K vs 16K)
- Has reasoning mode
GPT-4o wins
- Cheaper input ($3.00 vs $2.50 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($15.00 vs $10.00 /1M)
- More serving providers (5 vs 6)
- Supports audio
Cheaper overall
GPT-4o
$2.50 + $10.00 /1M
Larger context
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
200K
More providers
GPT-4o
6 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $3.00via Databricks | $2.50via OpenAI best |
| Output $/1M | $15.00via Replicate | $10.00via OpenAI best |
| Context window | 200K best | 131K |
| Max output | 64K best | 16K |
| Serving providers | 5 | 6 best |
| Date | Released Feb 24, 2025 | Released May 13, 2024 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | GPT-4o | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 15.3 best | 8.4 |
| GPQA Diamond | 66% best | 54% |
| Output speed | Not available | 150 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | Not available | 0.79s |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
via Databricks
$30
GPT-4o
via Gmi
$23
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | GPT-4o |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | — |
| Audio | — | ✓ |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or GPT-4o?
GPT-4o is cheaper for input ($3.00 vs $2.50 per 1M tokens) from OpenAI. GPT-4o is cheaper for output ($15.00 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens) from OpenAI.
What is the context window difference between Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet has a 200K-token context window and GPT-4o has 131K tokens, so Claude 3.7 Sonnet can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude 3.7 Sonnet and GPT-4o compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude 3.7 Sonnet leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Sep 22, 2026
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