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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs o3

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

OpenAI's most powerful reasoning model — top across math, coding, and science.

79200K ctx$2.00/$8.00 per M#27/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science17%95.6%Expert-Level—Factual Recall46.5%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math18%100.0%Research Math—
Coding
Real-World Coding—Code Editing—
Agentic
Novel Reasoning—Task Horizon—
Reasoning
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper13%
Capability
CapabilityECI79.2
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science81.8%Expert-Level20.3%Factual Recall6%49.4%
Math
Math Problems97.8%Competition Math84.4%Research Math18.7%
Coding
Real-World Coding62.3%Code Editing81.3%
Agentic
Novel Reasoning6.5%Task Horizon1.5h
Specs
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Sep 2026
Released
200K
Context
100K
Max output
Apr 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 read60%$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output20%$8.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs o3▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or o3?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o3 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 o3?

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o3 has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5.5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. o3: $2.00 input / $8.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or o3?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1M tokens vs o3 at 200K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o3 support vision?

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Yes, both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o3 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o3?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o3 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 o3 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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