What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and o3 Mini?

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) is developed by Anthropic while o3 Mini is developed by OpenAI. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) has a 200K token context window vs o3 Mini's 64K. You can compare their actual outputs across 54 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) or o3 Mini?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and o3 Mini each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 54 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) cost compared to o3 Mini?

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) costs $3/M input tokens and o3 Mini costs $1.1/M input tokens. o3 Mini is $1.90/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and o3 Mini on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and o3 Mini across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Dec 2024

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)vso3 Mini

o3 Mini is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) at $1.1/M vs $3/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) and o3 Mini compared across 54 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)	o3 Mini
Input price	$3/M tokens	$1.1/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$4.4/M tokens
Context window	200K tokens	64K tokens
Parameters	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Weights	—	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Jun 2024	Dec 2024
MMLU	88.3%	85.9%