Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs GPT-4.1 Nano
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against GPT-4.1 Nano by OpenAI, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or GPT-4.1 Nano?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT-4.1 Nano are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.1/M for GPT-4.1 Nano. Context windows: 200K vs 1048K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT-4.1 Nano
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while GPT-4.1 Nano is from openai. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to GPT-4.1 Nano's 1048K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.1/M for GPT-4.1 Nano.
Per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Nano is cheaper on both — 30× input, 38× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
GPT-4.1 Nano is 38x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
GPT-4.1 Nano uses 16.8x more bold
