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Updated Feb 2026

Claude Opus 4.6vsGPT-4

Claude Opus 4.6 is cheaper than GPT-4 at $5/M vs $30/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4 compared across 26 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 4.6GPT-4
Input price$5/M tokens$30/M tokens
Output price$25/M tokens$60/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens8K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2026May 2023
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6
GPT-4
GPT-4Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 4.6
Input
$5.00
6.0× cheaper
Output
$25.00
2.4× cheaper
GPT-4
Input
$30.00
Output
$60.00

Claude Opus 4.6 is cheaper on both: 6.0× input, 2.4× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts

Claude Opus 4.64 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·99.9% upAzure AI Foundry$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·98.2% upAnthropic$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·99.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$5.00 in·$25.00 out·1M·100% up
GPT-42 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·100% upOpenAI$30.00 in·$60.00 out·8k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 8 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
42%

Claude Opus 4.6 uses 115.5x more emoji

Claude Opus 4.6
GPT-4
56%Vocabulary59%
33wSentence Length18w
0.73Hedging1.10
5.3Bold0.8
2.7Lists2.5
1.16Emoji0.00
1.23Headings0.00
0.02Transitions0.45
Based on 26 + 15 text responses
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