Opus 4.6 is Anthropic’s strongest model for coding and long-running professional tasks. It is built for agents that operate across entire workflows rather than single prompts, making it especially effective for large codebases, complex refa…
Model details →Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 vs OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
GPT-5 Mini is a compact version of GPT-5, designed to handle lighter-weight reasoning tasks. It provides the same instruction-following and safety-tuning benefits as GPT-5, but with reduced latency and cost. GPT-5 Mini is the successor to O…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 | OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 400K | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $5.00 | $0.25 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $25.00 | $2.00 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 better than OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
Input: $5.00 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens. Output: $25.00 vs $2.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini support?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 supports up to 1M tokens. OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini supports up to 400K tokens.
Do both Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini support tool calling?
Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6: yes. OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini: yes.