Claude 3 Opus vs GPT-4
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersClaude 3 Opus wins on intelligence and on context window. Benchmark data is unavailable for one or both models.
Price
Tied
Terminal-Bench
Not called
Intelligence
Claude 3 Opus
Context window
Claude 3 Opus
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersClaude 3 Opus wins
- Cheaper input ($15.00 vs $30.00 /1M)
- Larger context window (200K vs 8K)
- Supports vision
- Supports structured output
GPT-4 wins
- Cheaper output ($75.00 vs $60.00 /1M)
- More serving providers (2 vs 3)
- Supports prompt caching
Cheaper overall
Tied
Larger context
Claude 3 Opus
200K
More providers
GPT-4
3 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 Opus | GPT-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $15.00via Vertex AI Anthropic Models best | $30.00via OpenAI |
| Output $/1M | $75.00via Vertex AI Anthropic Models | $60.00via OpenAI best |
| Context window | 200K best | 8K |
| Max output | 4K | 4K |
| Serving providers | 2 | 3 best |
| Date | Released Mar 4, 2024 | Released Nov 6, 2023 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Claude 3 Opus | GPT-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 8.7 best | 6.7 |
| GPQA Diamond | 49% best | 35% |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Claude 3 Opus
via Vertex AI Anthropic Models
$150
GPT-4
via Azure
$210
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Claude 3 Opus | GPT-4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ✓ | — |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | — | — |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | — | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | — |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Claude 3 Opus or GPT-4?
Claude 3 Opus is cheaper for input ($15.00 vs $30.00 per 1M tokens) from Vertex AI Anthropic Models. GPT-4 is cheaper for output ($75.00 vs $60.00 per 1M tokens) from OpenAI.
What is the context window difference between Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4?
Claude 3 Opus has a 200K-token context window and GPT-4 has 8K tokens, so Claude 3 Opus can take a larger prompt.
How do Claude 3 Opus and GPT-4 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Claude 3 Opus leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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