Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs GPT-4
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against GPT-4 by OpenAI, context windows of 200K vs 8K, tested across 26 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or GPT-4?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT-4 are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $30/M for GPT-4. Context windows: 200K vs 8K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT-4
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while GPT-4 is from openai. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to GPT-4's 8K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $30/M for GPT-4.
Per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is cheaper on both — 10× input, 4.0× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is 4.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) uses 5.6x more headings
