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  5. Claude 3 SonnetvsOpenAI o3
Updated Apr 2025

Claude 3 SonnetvsOpenAI o3

Claude 3 Sonnet is cheaper than OpenAI o3 at $3/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Claude 3 Sonnet and OpenAI o3 compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecClaude 3 SonnetOpenAI o3
Input price$3/M tokens$10/M tokens
Output price$15/M tokens$40/M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMar 2024Apr 2025
Our Verdict
OpenAI o3
OpenAI o3
Claude 3 Sonnet
Claude 3 SonnetRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, OpenAI o3 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude 3 Sonnet
Input
$3.00
3.3× cheaper
Output
$15.00
2.7× cheaper
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00

Claude 3 Sonnet is cheaper on both: 3.3× input, 2.7× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Claude 3 Sonnet

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

OpenAI o31 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$2.00 in·$8.00 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
46%

OpenAI o3 uses 58.6x more bold

Claude 3 Sonnet
OpenAI o3
48%Vocabulary70%
14wSentence Length14w
0.32Hedging0.27
0.0Bold0.6
3.6Lists2.8
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.32
0.38Transitions0.10
Based on 4 + 19 text responses
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