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  5. Claude Opus 5.5vsOpenAI Codex Mini
Updated Sep 2026

Claude Opus 5.5vsOpenAI Codex Mini

OpenAI Codex Mini is cheaper than Claude Opus 5.5 at $1.5/M vs $4/M input tokens.

Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI Codex Mini compared across 1 shared prompts
SpecClaude Opus 5.5OpenAI Codex Mini
Input price$4/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Output price$20/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens200K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026May 2025
Our Verdict
Claude Opus 5.5
Claude Opus 5.5
OpenAI Codex Mini
OpenAI Codex MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 5.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

OpenAI Codex Mini costs 3.3x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Claude Opus 5.5
Input
$4.00
Output
$20.00
OpenAI Codex Mini
Input
$1.50
2.7× cheaper
Output
$6.00
3.3× cheaper

OpenAI Codex Mini is cheaper on both: 2.7× input, 3.3× output.

Where to run it

4 hosts

Claude Opus 5.54 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Amazon Bedrock$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·99.8% upAzure AI Foundry$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% upAnthropic$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% upGoogle Vertex AI$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% up
OpenAI Codex Mini

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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Claude Opus 5.5 is developed by Anthropic while OpenAI Codex Mini is developed by OpenAI. Claude Opus 5.5 has a 1.0M token context window vs OpenAI Codex Mini's 200K. You can compare their actual outputs across 1 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI Codex Mini each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 1 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4/M input tokens and OpenAI Codex Mini costs $1.5/M input tokens. OpenAI Codex Mini is $2.50/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Opus 5.5 and OpenAI Codex 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.

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