Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs GPT OSS 120B
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against GPT OSS 120B by OpenAI, context windows of 200K vs 131K, tested across 54 shared challenges. Updated June 2026.
Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or GPT OSS 120B?
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT OSS 120B are both competitive models. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.18/M for GPT OSS 120B. Context windows: 200K vs 131K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and GPT OSS 120B
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is made by anthropic while GPT OSS 120B is from openai. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window compared to GPT OSS 120B's 131K. On pricing, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens vs $0.18/M for GPT OSS 120B.
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT OSS 120B has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.
GPT OSS 120B is 19x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT OSS 120B is cheaper on both — 17× input, 19× output
Style Comparison
GPT OSS 120B uses 15.4x more emoji
