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Claude Opus 5 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 5
FlagshipGPT 5.4
Mid-tierInput $/MTok
$5.00
$2.50
Output $/MTok
$25.00
$15.00
Cache discount
90% off
90% off
Context
1,000K
1,050K
Quality
Task confidence comparison
Confidence score from zero to one hundred by task type, where higher is better.
Code Generation
0
vs
84
Code Review
0
vs
82
Summarization
0
vs
91
Q&A
0
vs
91
Extraction
0
vs
89
Reasoning
0
vs
80
Classification
0
vs
88
Creative Writing
0
vs
78
Claude Opus 5
GPT 5.4
Guidance
When to use Claude Opus 5 vs GPT 5.4
Choose Claude Opus 5 when...
- Similar performance; consider provider preference or ecosystem fit.
Choose GPT 5.4 when...
- -Cost matters: 50% cheaper on input tokens
- -You need a larger context window (1,050K vs 1,000K)
At scale
Cost at scale
Estimated cost assuming a seventy percent input and thirty percent output token split.
Claude Opus 5
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 5 instead of GPT 5.4?
Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.4 perform similarly across all tracked tasks. Pick based on pricing and provider preference.
Is GPT 5.4 cheaper than Claude Opus 5?
Yes. GPT 5.4 input costs $2.50/MTok vs $5.00/MTok for Claude Opus 5, saving 50% on input.
What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.4?
Claude Opus 5 has a 1,000K token context window. GPT 5.4 has a 1,050K token context window.
Go deeper on either model
Per-call cost calculators, provider lineups, and price history for both models on this page.
Other comparisons
How Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.4 stack up against the rest of the field.
Track your real costs
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