o3 Mini is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $1.1/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | o3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $4.4/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 64K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
o3 Mini costs 3.4x less per token.
o3 Mini is cheaper on both — 2.7× input, 3.4× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji
o3 Mini is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $1.1/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | o3 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $1.1/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $4.4/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 64K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Dec 2024 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
o3 Mini costs 3.4x less per token.
o3 Mini is cheaper on both — 2.7× input, 3.4× output
Claude Sonnet 4.6 uses 19.1x more emoji