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Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT 5.4

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, task quality, and projected cost at higher scale.

Pricing

Side-by-side pricing

Claude Opus 4.8

Flagship

GPT 5.4

Mid-tier
Input $/MTok
$5.00
$2.50
Output $/MTok
$25.00
$15.00
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
1M
1.1M

Quality

Task confidence comparison

Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
63
vs
63
Code Review
94
vs
82
Summarization
69
vs
67
Q&A
85
vs
91
Extraction
73
vs
76
Reasoning
89
vs
88
Classification
80
vs
88
Creative Writing
81
vs
79
Claude Opus 4.8
GPT 5.4

Guidance

When to use Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT 5.4

Choose Claude Opus 4.8 when...

  • -You need strong code review (confidence 94 vs 82)
  • -You need strong reasoning (confidence 89 vs 88)
  • -You need strong creative writing (confidence 81 vs 79)
  • -You need strong summarization (confidence 69 vs 67)

Choose GPT 5.4 when...

  • -You need strong q&a (confidence 91 vs 85)
  • -You need strong classification (confidence 88 vs 80)
  • -You need strong extraction (confidence 76 vs 73)
  • -Cost matters: 50% cheaper on input tokens
  • -You need a larger context window (1.1M vs 1M)

At scale

Cost at scale

Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 4.8
GPT 5.4
100K tokens
$1.10
$0.63Cheaper
1M tokens
$11.00
$10.25Cheaper
10M tokens
$110.00
$102.50Cheaper

FAQ

When should I use Claude Opus 4.8 instead of GPT 5.4?

Claude Opus 4.8 outperforms GPT 5.4 for Code Review, Summarization, Reasoning. It costs $5.00/$25.00 per million tokens (input/output).

Is GPT 5.4 cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8?

Yes. GPT 5.4 input costs $2.50/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 4.8, saving 50% on input.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT 5.4?

Claude Opus 4.8 has a 1M token context window. GPT 5.4 has a 1.1M token context window.

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