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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-5 mini
Anthropic vs OpenAI — head-to-head specs and pricing.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Balanced speed + capability.
Sonnet is Anthropic's balanced model for general agents and chat.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini
Fast, cheap, still smart.
GPT-5 mini is a smaller variant of GPT-5 optimized for throughput and cost. Great default for chat and classification.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Input cost / 1M tokens | $3.60 | $0.18 |
| Output cost / 1M tokens | $18.00 | $0.72 |
| Context window | 200,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 16,000 | 8,000 |
| Streaming support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tool calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision input | ✓ | ✓ |
| JSON mode | — | ✓ |
| Status | ACTIVE | ACTIVE |
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