Key Takeaways
Claude Opus 4.5 wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
- Larger context window
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Better at math
- Has reasoning mode
GPT-4 Turbo wins:
- No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
Claude Opus 4.5
Benchmark Advantage
Claude Opus 4.5
Context Window
Claude Opus 4.5
Speed
Claude Opus 4.5
Pricing Comparison
Price Comparison
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-4 Turbo | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input (per 1M tokens) | $5.00 | $10.00 | Claude Opus 4.5 |
| Output (per 1M tokens) | $25.00 | $30.00 | Claude Opus 4.5 |
| Cache Read (per 1M) | $500000.00 | N/A | Claude Opus 4.5 |
| Cache Write (per 1M) | $6250000.00 | N/A | Claude Opus 4.5 |
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Claude Opus 4.5 is 33% cheaper overall.
Claude Opus 4.5 Providers
Amazon Bedrock $5.00 (Cheapest)
Google $5.00 (Cheapest)
Anthropic $5.00 (Cheapest)
GPT-4 Turbo Providers
OpenAI $10.00 (Cheapest)
Vercel $10.00 (Cheapest)
Azure $10.00 (Cheapest)
Benchmark Comparison
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Benchmarks Compared
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Claude Opus 4.5 Wins
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GPT-4 Turbo Wins
Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-4 Turbo | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall intelligence score | 43.0 | 13.7 | |
Coding Index Code generation & understanding | 42.9 | 21.5 | |
Math Index Mathematical reasoning | 62.7 | - | - |
MMLU Pro Academic knowledge | 88.9 | 69.4 | |
GPQA Graduate-level science | 81.0 | - | - |
LiveCodeBench Competitive programming | 73.8 | 29.1 | |
Aider Real-world code editing | - | 63.9 | - |
AIME Competition math | - | 15.0 | - |
Claude Opus 4.5 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.
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Claude Opus 4.5
Other models
Context & Performance
Context Window
Claude Opus 4.5
200,000
tokens
Max output: 64,000 tokens
GPT-4 Turbo
128,000
tokens
Max output: 4,096 tokens
Claude Opus 4.5 has a 36% larger context window.
Speed Performance
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-4 Turbo | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokens/second | 73.1 tok/s | 27.2 tok/s | |
| Time to First Token | 1.50s | 0.86s |
Claude Opus 4.5 responds 168% faster on average.
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Tool/Function Calls | ||
| Reasoning Mode | ||
| Audio Input | ||
| Audio Output | ||
| PDF Input | ||
| Prompt Caching | ||
| Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-4 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Author | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Apr 2024 |
Claude Opus 4.5 Modalities
Input
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Output
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GPT-4 Turbo Modalities
Input
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Output
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