Claude 3.7 Sonnet is cheaper than Claude Opus 4 at $3/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude 3.7 Sonnet | Claude Opus 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $15/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $75/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Feb 2025 | May 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.3% | 72.5% |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.
Pick Claude 3.7 Sonnet for Web Design. Pick Claude Opus 4 for Image Generation. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs 5.0x less per token.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is cheaper on both: 5.0× input, 5.0× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.
Claude Opus 4 uses 118.4x more emoji