Head to head
GPT-5 vs Claude Opus 4
GPT-5 is legacy; Claude Opus 4 is retired.
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · stale basis
GPT-5 costs $0.74 per solved task against
Claude Opus 4 at $8.33 — ▼ 11x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $1.5k a month.
On output token price alone GPT-5 looks 7.5x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GPT-5 and Claude Opus 4| Figure | GPT-5 | Claude Opus 4 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $1.25 | $15 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $10 | $75 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.125 | $1.5 |
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| Pass rate | 88% | 72% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.74stale | $8.33stale |
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| Cost per month | $148 | $1.7k |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modelled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Source: Aider polyglot benchmark · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings