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Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini

Compare Claude Sonnet 4.5 from Anthropic and GPT-5 Mini from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Claude Sonnet 4.5
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GPT-5 Mini
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Claude Sonnet 4.5
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GPT-5 Mini

Overview

Claude Sonnet 4.5
Author
Anthropic
GPT-5 Mini
Author
OpenAI
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Context length
1Mtokens
GPT-5 Mini
Context length
400Ktokens
Claude Sonnet 4.5
Reasoning
GPT-5 Mini
Reasoning
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Input modalities
GPT-5 Mini
Input modalities
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Output modalities
GPT-5 Mini
Output modalities

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini: side-by-side summary

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GPT-5 Mini are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Claude Sonnet 4.5, from Anthropic, has a 1,000,000-token context window and is priced at $3/M tokens input, $15/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

GPT-5 Mini, from OpenAI, has a 400,000-token context window and is priced at $0.25/M tokens input, $2/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5: 1,000,000 tokens
  • GPT-5 Mini: 400,000 tokens
Price
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5: $3/M tokens input, $15/M tokens output
  • GPT-5 Mini: $0.25/M tokens input, $2/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5: Anthropic
  • GPT-5 Mini: OpenAI
  • Claude Sonnet 4.5 model details, providers and pricing
  • GPT-5 Mini model details, providers and pricing

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini at a glance

Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 Mini comparison
Claude Sonnet 4.5GPT-5 Mini
Input price$3/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$15/M tokens$2/M tokens
Context window1,000,000 tokens400,000 tokens
Intelligence Index19.320.6
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)1.44 s4.13 s
Throughput (p50)37.0 tok/s33.0 tok/s

Oct 5, 2026

Which has the longer context window, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5 Mini?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 has the longer context window at 1,000,000 tokens, compared with 400,000 tokens for GPT-5 Mini.

Which is faster, Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5 Mini?

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 37.0 tokens per second compared with 33.0 tokens per second for GPT-5 Mini.

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