Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-5

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-5 — intelligence, context, capabilities, and price.

Spec
Claude Sonnet 5 logoClaude Sonnet 5
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Context window200K200K
Streaming
Reasoning
Tool use
Web search
Vision (image input)
Document input
Video
Audio
Claude Sonnet 5 pricing
  • Input$0.03 / 1M tokens
  • Output$0.15 / 1M tokens
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GPT-5 pricing
  • Input$0.02 / 1M tokens
  • Output$0.12 / 1M tokens
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Claude Sonnet 5 vs GPT-5: FAQ

Is Claude Sonnet 5 better than GPT-5?
Anthropic's current fast workhorse — near-Opus quality at much lower latency and cost. OpenAI workhorse — strong general purpose at lower cost than 5.5. The best choice depends on your workload — compare context window, capabilities, and price above, or try both on TryAI.
Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 5 or GPT-5?
See the pricing rows above for live per-token or per-generation costs. TryAI bills both from one pay-as-you-go balance.