Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs GPT-5.4 Mini
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against GPT-5.4 Mini by OpenAI, context windows of 200K vs 400K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
GPT-5.4 Mini
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
GPT-5.4 Mini is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
GPT-5.4 Mini
Input
$0.75
4.0× cheaper
Output
$4.50
3.3× cheaper
GPT-5.4 Mini is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 3.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
55%
GPT-5.4 Mini uses 37.6x more headings
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
GPT-5.4 Mini
66%Vocabulary54%
74wSentence Length20w
0.72Hedging0.72
0.3Bold6.0
8.9Lists8.3
0.00Emoji0.00
0.06Headings2.11
0.09Transitions0.04
Based on 21 + 23 text responses
Research
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