API cost decision in 10 seconds

Claude Opus Latest vs GPT-5.4 Mini

Pick GPT-5.4 Mini for lower cost; pick Claude Opus Latest only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-26T11:08:00Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick GPT-5.4 Mini for lower cost; pick Claude Opus Latest only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GPT-5.4 Mini is estimated at $3 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $14.5 (82.9% lower).

Cost-first pickGPT-5.4 Mini

Context-first pickClaude Opus Latest

Sample savings$14.582.9%

10x traffic gap$145

Claude Opus Latest has more context, but GPT-5.4 Mini saves $14.5 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $145. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

GPT-5.4 Mini stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Claude Opus Latest	GPT-5.4 Mini
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	GPT-5.4 Mini	$37.5	$6
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	GPT-5.4 Mini	$30	$5.25
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	GPT-5.4 Mini	$130	$23.25

Cheaper input GPT-5.4 Mini $5 vs $0.75 / 1M

GPT-5.4 Mini is $4.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (85% lower; 6.67x difference).

Cheaper output GPT-5.4 Mini $25 vs $4.5 / 1M

GPT-5.4 Mini is $20.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (82% lower; 5.56x difference).

Larger context Claude Opus Latest 1M vs 400K

Claude Opus Latest has 600K more context (2.5x larger).

Sample workload GPT-5.4 Mini $17.5 vs $3

GPT-5.4 Mini is $14.5 cheaper on the standard workload (82.9% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

GPT-5.4 Mini has the lower input price; GPT-5.4 Mini has the lower output price; Claude Opus Latest offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, GPT-5.4 Mini is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest and $3 for GPT-5.4 Mini.

Best Fit

Choose Claude Opus Latest when you care most about larger context window.

Choose GPT-5.4 Mini when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GPT-5.4 Mini is estimated at $3 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $14.5 (82.9% lower).
GPT-5.4 Mini is $14.5 cheaper on the standard workload (82.9% lower).
GPT-5.4 Mini is $4.25 cheaper per 1M input tokens (85% lower; 6.67x difference).
GPT-5.4 Mini is $20.5 cheaper per 1M output tokens (82% lower; 5.56x difference).
Claude Opus Latest has 600K more context (2.5x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	Claude Opus Latest (Anthropic)	GPT-5.4 Mini (OpenAI)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$5	$0.75
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$25	$4.5
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$17.5	$3
Context Window	1M	400K
Release Date	2026-04-21	2026-03-17

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	GPT-5.4 Mini	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, GPT-5.4 Mini is estimated at $3 vs $17.5 for Claude Opus Latest, saving $14.5 (82.9% lower).
High-volume input processing	GPT-5.4 Mini	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	GPT-5.4 Mini	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Claude Opus Latest	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

Claude 3 Haiku can replace Claude Opus Latest when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.88.
Claude 3.5 Haiku can replace Claude Opus Latest when lower sample workload cost matters most: $2.8.
Anthropic Claude Haiku Latest can replace Claude Opus Latest when lower sample workload cost matters most: $3.5.
Claude Haiku 4.5 can replace Claude Opus Latest when lower sample workload cost matters most: $3.5.

Larger context near this budget

Llama 4 Scout offers 10M context with $0.23 sample workload cost.
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent offers 2M context with $5 sample workload cost.
Grok 4.20 offers 2M context with $2.5 sample workload cost.
OpenAI GPT Latest offers 1.05M context with $20 sample workload cost.

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