Head to head
o3-pro vs Claude Opus 4
o3-pro is legacy; Claude Opus 4 is retired.
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · stale basis
Claude Opus 4 costs $8.33 per solved task against
o3-pro at $8.48 — ▼ 1.0x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $29 a month.
On output token price alone Claude Opus 4 looks 1.1x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for o3-pro and Claude Opus 4| Figure | o3-pro | Claude Opus 4 |
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| Input $/Mtok | $20 | $15 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $80 | $75 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | missing | $1.5 |
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| Pass rate | 85% | 72% |
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| Cost per solved task | $8.48stale | $8.33stale |
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| Cost per month | $1.7k | $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