Anthropic vs. OpenAI: 2026 Pricing & Cost Comparison
OpenAI GPT-4o is priced at $2.50 / $10.00 per 1M tokens, while Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet offers superior coding and reasoning at $3.00 / $15.00 per 1M tokens with up to 90% prompt caching discounts.
GPT-4o 20% Cheaper Input Tokens
Standard on-demand list pricing comparison for general purpose memory and vCPU tiers.
Claude Prompt Caching Saves up to 90%
PostgreSQL and MySQL database clusters with high availability and automated daily backups.
OpenAI Generous Free Pools
Both providers charge zero data egress fees for API payload responses; costs are strictly billed per input and output token.
Direct Head-to-Head Configuration Shootout
Monthly prices based on 730 hours/month on-demand consumption.
| Workload Profile | Anthropic SKU & Rate | OpenAI SKU & Rate | Cost Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
Frontier Coding & Reasoning 128K–200K Context Window | Claude 3.5 Sonnet ($3.00 in / $15.00 out) $18.00/mo | OpenAI GPT-4o ($2.50 in / $10.00 out) $12.50/mo | OpenAI saves 31% |
Fast & Lightweight Tier 128K–200K Context Window | Claude 3.5 Haiku ($0.80 in / $4.00 out) $4.80/mo | GPT-4o-mini ($0.15 in / $0.60 out) $0.75/mo | OpenAI saves 84% |
Advanced Reasoning & Math Deep Reasoning Capabilities | Claude 3 Opus ($15.00 in / $75.00 out) $90.00/mo | OpenAI o1 ($15.00 in / $60.00 out) $75.00/mo | OpenAI saves 17% |
Cached Prompt Reads (1M Tokens) Pre-loaded Context Cache | Anthropic Prompt Cache (90% Off: $0.30) $0.30/mo | OpenAI Cached Tokens (50% Off: $1.25) $1.25/mo | OpenAI saves 76% |
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