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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT 5.1

At a glance

Anthropic's Sonnet-class model for well-scoped everyday work, a direct upgrade over Claude Sonnet 5.

1M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M

Frontier-grade model with strong general-purpose reasoning.

82400K ctx$1.25/$10.00 per M#21/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science9%95.6%Factual Recall46.5%
Math
Competition Math13%100.0%Research Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding—
Agentic
Terminal Tasks—Novel Reasoning—
Reasoning
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper14%
Capability
CapabilityECI81.6
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science87.6%Factual Recall3%48.0%
Math
Competition Math88.6%Research Math31.0%
Coding
Real-World Coding68.0%
Agentic
Terminal Tasks47.6%Novel Reasoning17.6%
Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Sep 2026
Released
400K
Context
128K
Max output
Nov 2025
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input38%$1.25/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read37%$0.13/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT 5.1▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT 5.1?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1 are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT 5.1?

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GPT 5.1 has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5.5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. GPT 5.1: $1.25 input / $10.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or GPT 5.1?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1M tokens vs GPT 5.1 at 400K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1 support vision?

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Yes, both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1 have similar overall capabilities. The main differences lie in pricing, context window size, and provider-specific strengths. Use this comparison page to review all metrics side by side.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT 5.1 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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