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o4-mini (High) vs Claude Sonnet 5

At a glance

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

79200K ctx$1.10/$4.40 per M#30/92

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper52%
Capability
CapabilityECI78.6
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science79.6%Expert-Level18.1%Factual Recall23.9%
Math
Math Problems97.8%Competition Math81.7%Research Math24.8%
Coding
Code Editing72.0%
Agentic
Novel Reasoning6.1%Task Horizon1.3h
Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7Provisional
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter2%
Capability
CapabilityECI2%80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science14%90.5%Expert-Level—Factual Recall5%25.0%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math16%94.7%Research Math—
Coding
Code Editing—
Agentic
Novel Reasoning—Task Horizon—
Specs
200K
Context
100K
Max output
Apr 2025
Released
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
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
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
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Frequently Asked Questions: o4-mini (High) vs Claude Sonnet 5▼

Which is better, o4-mini (High) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher (80.1 vs 78.6). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, o4-mini (High) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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o4-mini (High) has a lower blended cost. o4-mini (High): $1.10 input / $4.40 output. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, o4-mini (High) or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: o4-mini (High) supports 200K tokens vs Claude Sonnet 5 at 1M tokens.

Do both o4-mini (High) and Claude Sonnet 5 support vision?

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Yes, both o4-mini (High) and Claude Sonnet 5 support vision/image input.

What are the key differences between o4-mini (High) and Claude Sonnet 5?

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o4-mini (High) and Claude Sonnet 5 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 o4-mini (High) and Claude Sonnet 5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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