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Claude Opus 4 vs o3 Deep Research

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4 wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at math

o3 Deep Research wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
o3 Deep Research
Benchmark Advantage
Claude Opus 4
Context Window
o3 Deep Research
Speed
Claude Opus 4

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaude Opus 4o3 Deep Research
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyClaude Opus 4o3 Deep Research
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAnthropicOpenAI
ReleasedMay 2025Oct 2025

Claude Opus 4 Modalities

Input
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Output
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o3 Deep Research Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

o3 Deep Research has cheaper input pricing at $10.00/M tokens. o3 Deep Research has cheaper output pricing at $40.00/M tokens.
Claude Opus 4 has a 200,000 token context window, while o3 Deep Research has a 200,000 token context window.
Claude Opus 4 supports vision. o3 Deep Research supports vision.