Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) vs OpenAI o4 Mini High
Compare Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) by Anthropic against OpenAI o4 Mini High by OpenAI, context windows of 200K vs 200K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
OpenAI o4 Mini High
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
OpenAI o4 Mini High is 3.4x 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
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
2.7× cheaper
Output
$4.40
3.4× cheaper
OpenAI o4 Mini High is cheaper on both — 2.7× input, 3.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
57%
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22) uses 33.5x more bold
Claude Sonnet 3.6 (2022-10-22)
OpenAI o4 Mini High
66%Vocabulary70%
74wSentence Length18w
0.72Hedging0.33
0.3Bold0.0
8.9Lists1.3
0.00Emoji0.02
0.06Headings0.00
0.09Transitions0.04
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Research
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