Claude Sonnet 4 vs GPT-4.1 Mini
Compare Claude Sonnet 4 by Anthropic against GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI, in 2 community votes, claude sonnet 4 and gpt-4.1 mini are closely matched, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 MiniWinner
Claude Sonnet 4Runner-up
Votes are tied. GPT-4.1 Mini has a 1.0M context window vs 200K — handles longer documents.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 9.4x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Claude Sonnet 4
Input
$3.00
Output
$15.00
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
7.5× cheaper
Output
$1.60
9.4× cheaper
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 9.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
Claude Sonnet 4 uses 87.9x more emoji
Claude Sonnet 4
GPT-4.1 Mini
62%Vocabulary59%
111wSentence Length19w
0.40Hedging0.46
5.0Bold4.7
9.3Lists4.9
0.88Emoji0.00
2.16Headings0.76
0.33Transitions0.17
Based on 17 + 23 text responses
Research
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