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Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol

Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs less: $2.50 less per 1M input tokens and $6.25 less per 1M output tokens. Both take images, call tools and reason before answering. Only GPT-6.1 Sol can return JSON. Claude Sonnet 5.5 reads up to 1M tokens at once, GPT-6.1 Sol 1.05M. Both run on one withConflux key.

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Pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 if
  • output is a big part of your bill (chat, agents): $12.50 vs $18.75 per 1M
  • your prompts are long (documents, big context): $2.50 vs $5.00 per 1M in
  • your prompts and tools are already tuned for Claude
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol if
  • you need JSON mode
  • you want the larger context (1.05M tokens)
  • your prompts and tools are already tuned for GPT
Side by side

The numbers

Claude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6.1 Sol
Input, per 1M tokens$2.50$5.00
Output, per 1M tokens$12.50$18.75
Context1M tokens1.05M tokens
Can usevision, tools, reasoningvision, tools, JSON, reasoning
Typical answer, our gatewayNot measured yetNot measured yet
First tokenNot measured yetNot measured yet

Green = better on that row. Speed for every model: API speed.

What a month costs

Three real workloads

At your price on withConflux. Change the numbers in the calculator below to match your traffic.

WorkloadClaude Sonnet 5.5GPT-6.1 Sol
Support chatbot
30,000 messages a month, 1,500 tokens in and 300 out each
$225.00$393.75
Coding agent
2,000 tasks a month, 40,000 tokens in and 4,000 out each
$300.00$550.00
Document summaries
10,000 documents a month, 8,000 tokens in and 600 out each
$275.00$512.50

What a month costs

30,000 messages, about 1,500 tokens in and 300 out each. Change the numbers to match yours.
Claude Sonnet 5.5
$225.00
GPT-6.1 Sol
$393.75
At your price on Managed: the provider’s price plus a small margin. With your own keys you pay the provider directly, plus €19 a month for the gateway.
Switching

One word in your code

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://withconflux.com/v1", api_key="cflx_live_...")
client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-6.1-sol", messages=[...])   # or "claude-sonnet-5-5"

Run both and see for yourself

Sign up free and call Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol with the same key. Each call shows its cost per key.

Questions

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol, answered

Which one is cheaper?

Claude Sonnet 5.5 is cheaper for both input and output.

Can I switch without changing my code?

On withConflux, yes: both are behind the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint. You change the model name.

Do I need an Anthropic and an OpenAI account?

No. One withConflux key calls both. With your own keys (BYOK) you can use your accounts instead, for €19 a month.

How fresh are these numbers?

Prices are read from our live model list. Speed is recalculated every hour from the last 7 days. The date is on the page.

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