Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs GPT-4o

Side-by-side comparison of Claude Sonnet 4.6 by Anthropic and GPT-4o by OpenAI on the 1vy AI gateway. Both models are accessible through a single OpenAI-compatible API key.

Pricing comparison

Claude Sonnet 4.6GPT-4o
ProviderAnthropicOpenAI
Input / 1M tokens$3.45$2.88
Output / 1M tokens$17.25$11.50

Which is cheaper?

GPT-4o has cheaper input tokens ($2.88/1M). GPT-4o has cheaper output tokens ($11.50/1M). Choose based on your workload's input/output ratio — chat/generation workloads usually favor cheaper output, while summarization/classification favors cheaper input.

One API key for both

On 1vy, switching between Claude Sonnet 4.6 and GPT-4o is a one-parameter change in your OpenAI SDK call. No separate provider accounts, no separate billing. Sign up at 1vy.ai/register for $1 free credit to test both models.

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