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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs o4-mini (High)

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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

o4-mini with reasoning effort locked to high for maximum accuracy.

79200K ctx$1.10/$4.40 per M#30/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Capability
Capability—
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science20%95.6%Expert-Level—Factual Recall137%46.5%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math22%100.0%Research Math—
Coding
Code Editing—
Agentic
Novel Reasoning—Task Horizon—
Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-10-02
Cheaper52%
Capability
CapabilityECI78.6
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science79.6%Expert-Level18.1%Factual Recall19.6%
Math
Math Problems97.8%Competition Math81.7%Research Math24.8%
Coding
Code Editing72.0%
Agentic
Novel Reasoning6.1%Task Horizon1.3h
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 read27%$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input45%$1.10/M tokens
Output56%$4.40/M tokens
Cache read$0.28/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs o4-mini (High)▼

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or o4-mini (High)?

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Both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o4-mini (High) 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 o4-mini (High)?

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o4-mini (High) has a lower blended cost. Claude Sonnet 5.5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output. o4-mini (High): $1.10 input / $4.40 output.

Which has a larger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or o4-mini (High)?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 has a larger context window: Claude Sonnet 5.5 supports 1M tokens vs o4-mini (High) at 200K tokens.

Do both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o4-mini (High) support vision?

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Yes, both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o4-mini (High) support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o4-mini (High)?

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 and o4-mini (High) 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 o4-mini (High) for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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