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Updated Aug 2025

Claude Opus 4.1vsGPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1 at $0.15/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4.1 and GPT-4o mini compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 4.1GPT-4o mini
Input price$15/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Output price$75/M tokens$0.6/M tokens
Context window200K tokens128K tokens
ParametersNot disclosedNot disclosed
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2025Jul 2024
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4.1
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-4o mini
GPT-4o miniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

GPT-4o mini costs 125x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 4.1
Input
$15.00
Output
$75.00
GPT-4o mini
Input
$0.15
100× cheaper
Output
$0.60
125× cheaper

GPT-4o mini is cheaper on both: 100× input, 125× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude Opus 4.12 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$15.00 in·$75.00 out·200k·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$15.00 in·$75.00 out·200k·100% up
GPT-4o mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.15 in·$0.60 out·128k·99.9% upOpenAI$0.15 in·$0.60 out·128k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
56%

Claude Opus 4.1 uses 80.8x more emoji

Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-4o mini
63%Vocabulary53%
64wSentence Length19w
0.72Hedging0.82
4.5Bold4.0
5.3Lists3.7
0.81Emoji0.00
1.42Headings1.04
0.16Transitions0.22
Based on 26 + 24 text responses
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