What is the difference between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and o1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is developed by Anthropic while o1 is developed by OpenAI. Claude Sonnet 4.6 has a 1.0M token context window vs o1's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4.6 or o1?

It depends on your use case. Claude Sonnet 4.6 and o1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Claude Sonnet 4.6 cost compared to o1?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 costs $3/M input tokens and o1 costs $15/M input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is $12.00/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Claude Sonnet 4.6 and o1 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.6 and o1 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.

Updated Feb 2026

Claude Sonnet 4.6vso1

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is cheaper than o1 at $3/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 and o1 compared across 53 shared prompts
Spec	Claude Sonnet 4.6	o1
Input price	$3/M tokens	$15/M tokens
Output price	$15/M tokens	$60/M tokens
Context window	1.0M tokens	128K tokens
Weights	Closed	Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Feb 2026	Dec 2024
SWE-bench Verified	79.0%	48.9%