Is GPT-4o mini or Claude Sonnet 4.5 cheaper?

GPT-4o mini is cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $15.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, GPT-4o mini or Claude Sonnet 4.5?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has the larger context window (200K tokens).

GPT-4o mini vs Claude Sonnet 4.5

GPT-4o mini is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-4o mini or Claude Sonnet 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	GPT-4o mini	Claude Sonnet 4.5
Provider	Azure Cognitive Services	Azure Cognitive Services
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$3.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.60	$15.00
Context window	128K	200K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jul 2024	Nov 2025

GPT-4o mini details →Claude Sonnet 4.5 details →

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