LLM Toolkit Comparison hub
Every model, head to head
28 data-driven comparisons across GPT-5, Claude and Gemini — each computed from verified list prices, with monthly cost modeled at three real workloads. Numbers, not vibes.
OpenAI vs Anthropic
GPT-5 vs Claude Opus 5
$1.25 vs $5.00 /1M in · 400K vs 1M ctx
GPT-5 mini vs Claude Sonnet 5
$0.25 vs $2.00 /1M in · 400K vs 1M ctx
GPT-5 nano vs Claude Haiku 4.5
$0.05 vs $1.00 /1M in · 400K vs 200K ctx
GPT-4o vs Claude Sonnet 5
$2.50 vs $2.00 /1M in · 128K vs 1M ctx
o3 vs Claude Sonnet 5
$2.00 vs $2.00 /1M in · 200K vs 1M ctx
GPT-4o mini vs Claude Haiku 4.5
$0.15 vs $1.00 /1M in · 128K vs 200K ctx
OpenAI vs Google
Google vs OpenAI
Google vs Anthropic
Anthropic vs Google
OpenAI vs OpenAI
GPT-5 vs GPT-5 mini
$1.25 vs $0.25 /1M in · 400K vs 400K ctx
GPT-5 mini vs GPT-5 nano
$0.25 vs $0.05 /1M in · 400K vs 400K ctx
GPT-5 vs GPT-4o
$1.25 vs $2.50 /1M in · 400K vs 128K ctx
GPT-4o mini vs GPT-5 nano
$0.15 vs $0.05 /1M in · 128K vs 400K ctx
GPT-4o vs GPT-4o mini
$2.50 vs $0.15 /1M in · 128K vs 128K ctx
GPT-5.2 vs GPT-5
$1.75 vs $1.25 /1M in · 400K vs 400K ctx
o3 vs GPT-5
$2.00 vs $1.25 /1M in · 200K vs 400K ctx
o4-mini vs GPT-5 mini
$1.10 vs $0.25 /1M in · 200K vs 400K ctx
GPT-5 mini vs GPT-4o mini
$0.25 vs $0.15 /1M in · 400K vs 128K ctx
Anthropic vs Anthropic
Google vs Google
Anthropic vs OpenAI
Frequently asked questions
Which LLM is cheapest in 2026?
GPT-5 nano at $0.05 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens is the cheapest verified production API. Claude Haiku 4.5 ($1.00 in / $5.00 out) is the cheapest Claude; Gemini 3.5 Flash ($1.50 in / $9.00 out) is Google’s mainstream tier. Every comparison page on this site computes the winner at your real workload.
How do I choose between GPT-5, Claude and Gemini?
Compare on the axes that hit your bill: output price (dominates agent and generation workloads), input price (dominates analysis and RAG), cached-input price (dominates repeat-context apps), and context window (determines what fits in one request). Our head-to-head pages compute all four for each pair, then price three real workloads so you can see dollar differences, not just ratios.
Are these comparison prices up to date?
Yes — every figure comes from our pricing database, where each row carries a verification date checked against official provider pages. All rows on this page were verified as of 2026-08-26. Rows awaiting re-verification are labeled as such rather than silently going stale.
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