Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 Mini offers 200.8K more tokens in context window than Claude Opus 4.1. GPT-5 Mini is $65.00 cheaper per million tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1, released by Anthropic in August 2025, is a large language model from the Claude 4 family optimized for demanding reasoning, multi-step coding, and extended analysis tasks. It features a 200K token context window, 32K maximum output tokens, native image understanding, and extended thinking capabilities. Opus 4.1 targets complex problem-solving, multi-turn reasoning workflows, and applications requiring deep analysis with integrated tool use.
OpenAI
GPT-5 mini, released by OpenAI in August 2025, is a smaller variant from the GPT-5 family that inherits GPT-5's unified reasoning architecture and multimodal capabilities at a reduced inference cost. It targets high-volume production use cases requiring a balance of intelligence and response speed, offering GPT-5 capabilities for applications where full GPT-5 inference costs are a concern.
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GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI
2025-08

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
2025-08-05
Cost per million tokens (USD)
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5 Mini
Context window and performance specifications
Claude Opus 4.1
2025-01
Available providers and their performance metrics
Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
AWS Bedrock
Google Cloud Vertex AI
GPT-5 Mini
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5 Mini
Claude Opus 4.1
GPT-5 Mini
OpenAI