Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5 High Comparison

Comparing Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5 High across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GPT-5 High is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

GPT-5 High significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

GPT-5 High costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($5.00/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than GPT-5 High ($1.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.5 ($25.00/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than GPT-5 High ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.5 is more expensive than GPT-5 High.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.5

Input tokens$5.00

Output tokens$25.00

Best providerAnthropic

GPT-5 High

Input tokens$1.25

Output tokens$10.00

Best providerOpenAI

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GPT-5 High accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.5's 200,000 tokens. GPT-5 High can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.5 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.5

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

GPT-5 High

Input400,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5 High support multimodal inputs.

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

Claude Opus 4.5

Text

Images

Audio

Video

GPT-5 High

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 Opus 4.5

Proprietary

Closed source

GPT-5 High

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.5 was released on 2025-11-24, while GPT-5 High was released on 2025-08-07.

Claude Opus 4.5 is 4 months newer than GPT-5 High.

Claude Opus 4.5

Nov 24, 2025

3 months ago

3mo newer

GPT-5 High

Aug 7, 2025

7 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Claude Opus 4.5 has a knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-31, while GPT-5 High has a cutoff of 2024-09-30.

Claude Opus 4.5 has more recent training data (up to 2025-03-31), making it potentially better informed about events through that date compared to GPT-5 High (2024-09-30).

Claude Opus 4.5

Mar 2025

6 mo newer

GPT-5 High

Sep 2024

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.5 is available from Anthropic. GPT-5 High is available from OpenAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.