Data points: 86
The readout for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4o Mini, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 2 to 4.
Evidence depth
86 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 1 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-4o Mini
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Claude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-4o Miniclaude-opus-4-6-vs-gpt-4o-mini | Model A Claude Opus 4.6 | Model B GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 2 wins | 4 wins |
| Where it leads | Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | Claude Opus 4.6 exposes 1M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-4o Mini exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
| Developer | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jul 2024 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Claude | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2023-10-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | anthropic/claude-opus-4.6-fast | openai/gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5.00/M#41 | $0.150/M#9 |
| Time to first answer token | 1.44 s#34 | 0.53 s#9 |
| Output price | $25.00/M#47 | $0.600/M#10 |
| Time to first token | 1.44 s#57 | 0.53 s#13 |
| Blended price | $10.00/M#68 | $0.262/M#15 |
| SciCode | 45.7%#20 | 22.9%#109 |
| GPQA | 84.0%#38 | 42.6%#128 |
| HLE | 18.6%#43 | 4.0%#95 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
Cuz AIWinner: Claude Opus 4.6 | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 Audit score 89 56100100100 | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini No audit yet |
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
10dian-API15 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 130 tok/s / 1129ms input / output No data |
Gpt API10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 84 tok/s / 5980ms input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6 speed / latency 84 tok/s / 3916ms input / output $0.429/M / $2.14/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $0.013/M / $0.051/M |
Completions5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 26 tok/s / 1130ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Cuz AI5 tests | Claude Opus 4.6 speed / latency 43 tok/s / 2285ms input / output No data | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.205/M / $1.03/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M / $0.025/M | |
Claude Opus 4.6 claude-opus-4-6-thinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.342/M / $1.71/M | GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.041/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-4o Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Claude Opus 4.6 | GPT-4o Mini |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 is stronger when you prioritize Free providers, Provider coverage. | GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: GPT-4o Mini leads across 86 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
