Anthropic vs OpenAI

LLM API pricing compared on live data, plan by plan.

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Anthropic
Claude API
$0.20/1M tokens
starting price
VS
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OpenAI
OpenAI API
$0.20/1M tokens
starting price

Anthropic vs OpenAI at a glance

AnthropicOpenAI
Cheapest model Claude Haiku 5.5 · $0.10 in / $0.50 out gpt-6-luna · $0.10 in / $0.50 out
Top-tier model Claude Fable 5.1 · $10.00 in / $50.00 out gpt-6-cyber · $20.00 in / $100.00 out
Models tracked 4 11
Prompt-caching discount Yes Yes
Category LLM API LLM API
Plans tracked 4 11

Green marks the lower price.

Prices last checked November 8, 2026 · re-checked twice a week from official pricing pages and APIs · How we collect prices

Every plan, side by side

Anthropic

ModelPrice
Fable 5.1 $10.00 in / $50.00 out
Opus 5.5 $4.00 in / $20.00 out
Sonnet 5.5 $2.00 in / $10.00 out
Haiku 5.5 $0.10 in / $0.50 out

OpenAI

ModelPrice
gpt-6-astra $10.00 in / $50.00 out
gpt-6.1-sol $2.00 in / $10.00 out
gpt-6-luna $0.10 in / $0.50 out
gpt-5.6-sol $4.00 in / $20.00 out
gpt-5.6-cyber $12.50 in / $75.00 out
gpt-realtime-2.1 $4.00 in / $24.00 out
gpt-realtime-2.1-mini $0.60 in / $2.40 out
chat-latest $5.00 in / $30.00 out
gpt-6.1-terra $1.00 in / $5.00 out
gpt-5.3-codex $1.75 in / $14.00 out
gpt-6-cyber $20.00 in / $100.00 out

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Frequently asked questions

Is Anthropic or OpenAI cheaper?

At the top end, Claude Fable 5.1 costs $50.00 per million output tokens versus $100.00 for gpt-6-cyber.

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Both providers' prices come from CloudMart's live catalog, last checked November 8, 2026. The page is rebuilt from current data on every visit.

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