Model Comparison

Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs o4-mini

Claude 3.7 Sonnet has a slight edge in benchmark performance. o4-mini is 3.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Claude 3.7 Sonnet outperforms in 4 benchmarks (GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified, TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while o4-mini is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, MMMU).

Claude 3.7 Sonnet has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

o4-mini costs less

For input processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) is 2.7x more expensive than o4-mini ($1.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3.7 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 3.4x more expensive than o4-mini ($4.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3.7 Sonnet is more expensive than o4-mini.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
OpenAI
o4-mini
Input tokens$1.10
Output tokens$4.40
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 200,000 tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while o4-mini is limited to 100,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
OpenAI
o4-mini
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude 3.7 Sonnet and o4-mini support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

o4-mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

o4-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3.7 Sonnet was released on 2025-02-24, while o4-mini was released on 2025-04-16.

o4-mini is 2 months newer than Claude 3.7 Sonnet.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Feb 24, 2025

1.1 years ago

o4-mini

Apr 16, 2025

11 months ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o4-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Claude 3.7 Sonnet's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o4-mini's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Claude 3.7 Sonnet's cutoff date.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

—

o4-mini

May 2024

Provider Availability

Claude 3.7 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. o4-mini is available from OpenAI.

Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
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Google
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

o4-mini

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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $1.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $4.40/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Higher GPQA score (84.8% vs 81.4%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (70.3% vs 68.1%)
Higher TAU-bench Airline score (58.4% vs 49.2%)
Higher TAU-bench Retail score (81.2% vs 71.8%)
OpenAI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher AIME 2024 score (93.4% vs 80.0%)
Higher AIME 2025 score (92.7% vs 54.8%)
Higher MMMU score (81.6% vs 75.0%)
AnthropicClaude 3.7 Sonnet
OpenAIo4-mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3.7 Sonnet
OpenAI
o4-mini

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3.7 Sonnet vs o4-mini

Claude 3.7 Sonnet has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Claude 3.7 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and o4-mini is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet scores MATH-500: 96.2%, IFEval: 93.2%, MMMLU: 86.1%, GPQA: 84.8%, TAU-bench Retail: 81.2%. o4-mini scores AIME 2024: 93.4%, AIME 2025: 92.7%, MathVista: 84.3%, MMMU: 81.6%, GPQA: 81.4%.
o4-mini is 2.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. o4-mini costs $1.10/M input and $4.40/M output via openai.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and o4-mini supports 200K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($3.00 vs $1.10/M). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3.7 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and o4-mini is developed by OpenAI.