Claude Sonnet 4.5 is Anthropic’s most advanced Sonnet model to date, optimized for real-world agents and coding workflows. It delivers state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks such as SWE-bench Verified, with improvements across sy…
Model details →Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 vs OpenAI: GPT-5 Image
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
[GPT-5](https://openrouter.ai/openai/gpt-5) Image combines OpenAI's GPT-5 model with state-of-the-art image generation capabilities. It offers major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience while incorporating GPT Image …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 | OpenAI: GPT-5 Image | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 1M | 400K | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $10.00 | 🏆 Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $15.00 | $10.00 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Image |
| 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 Sonnet 4.5 better than OpenAI: GPT-5 Image?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Image?
Input: $3.00 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $15.00 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Image support?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 supports up to 1M tokens. OpenAI: GPT-5 Image supports up to 400K tokens.
Do both Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5 and OpenAI: GPT-5 Image support tool calling?
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet 4.5: yes. OpenAI: GPT-5 Image: yes.