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GPT-4.1 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6

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OpenAI · 1M context  |  Anthropic · 1M context

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-4.1Claude Sonnet 4.6
Input / 1M tokens$2$3
Output / 1M tokens$8$15
Cached input / 1M$1$0.3
Context window1M1M
ProviderOpenAIAnthropic

Cost Calculator

💰 GPT-4.1 saves $1,350.00/month (43% cheaper)
OGPT-4.1CHEAPER
Per request$0.006000
Daily$60.00
Monthly$1,800.00
Yearly$21,900.00
AClaude Sonnet 4.6
Per request$0.0105
Daily$105.00
Monthly$3,150.00
Yearly$38,325.00
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Choose GPT-4.1 when…

  • ✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
  • ✓ 33% cheaper per input token
  • ✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
  • ✓ Optimized for: Coding & instruction following
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Choose Claude Sonnet 4.6 when…

  • ✓ Cheaper cached price ($0.3 vs $1/1M)
  • ✓ Optimized for: Balanced performance

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