Is Claude Opus 4.8 or GPT-4o mini cheaper?

GPT-4o mini is cheaper on output tokens ($0.60 vs $25.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Claude Opus 4.8 or GPT-4o mini?

Claude Opus 4.8 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini is cheaper on output tokens, while Claude Opus 4.8 offers a larger context window. Choose Claude Opus 4.8 or GPT-4o mini based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Claude Opus 4.8	GPT-4o mini
Provider	Merge Gateway	Merge Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$5.00	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$25.00	$0.60
Context window	1M	128K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	May 2026	Jul 2024

Claude Opus 4.8 details →GPT-4o mini details →

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