Model Comparison

Claude 3 Sonnet vs o1-mini

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. o1-mini is 1.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Claude 3 Sonnet outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while o1-mini is better at 3 benchmarks (GPQA, HumanEval, MMLU).

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

o1-mini costs less

For input processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($3.00/1M tokens) costs the same as o1-mini ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude 3 Sonnet ($15.00/1M tokens) is 1.3x more expensive than o1-mini ($12.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude 3 Sonnet is more expensive than o1-mini.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
Best providerAnthropic
OpenAI
o1-mini
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$12.00
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude 3 Sonnet accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to o1-mini's 128,000 tokens. Claude 3 Sonnet can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while o1-mini is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
Input200,000 tokens
Output200,000 tokens
OpenAI
o1-mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude 3 Sonnet supports multimodal inputs, whereas o1-mini does not.

Claude 3 Sonnet can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Text
Images
Audio
Video

o1-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 Sonnet

Proprietary

Closed source

o1-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude 3 Sonnet was released on 2024-02-29, while o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12.

o1-mini is 7 months newer than Claude 3 Sonnet.

Claude 3 Sonnet

Feb 29, 2024

2.1 years ago

o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.6 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude 3 Sonnet is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. o1-mini is available from OpenAI, Azure.

Claude 3 Sonnet

anthropic logo
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

o1-mini

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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $12.00/1M
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Azure
Input Price:Input: $3.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $13.20/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Anthropic
Larger context window (200,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
OpenAI
Less expensive output tokens
Higher GPQA score (60.0% vs 40.4%)
Higher HumanEval score (92.4% vs 73.0%)
Higher MMLU score (85.2% vs 79.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
OpenAI
o1-mini

FAQ

Common questions about Claude 3 Sonnet vs o1-mini

o1-mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude 3 Sonnet is made by Anthropic and o1-mini is made by OpenAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Claude 3 Sonnet scores ARC-C: 93.2%, GSM8k: 92.3%, HellaSwag: 89.0%, MGSM: 83.5%, BIG-Bench Hard: 82.9%. o1-mini scores HumanEval: 92.4%, MATH-500: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.2%, SuperGLUE: 75.0%, GPQA: 60.0%.
Both models cost $3.00 per million input tokens.
Claude 3 Sonnet supports 200K tokens and o1-mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (200K vs 128K), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Claude 3 Sonnet is developed by Anthropic and o1-mini is developed by OpenAI.