claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking vs o3-deep-research
Lower price
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Faster
o3-deep-research
Higher efficiency
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Input price
$3.00
$10.00
Output price
$15.00
$40.00
Context window
200K
200K
Throughput
161 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
98.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.040
Efficiency score
83
76
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-3.7-SON
O3-DEEP-RESEAR
Chat assistant
$2,700
$7,800
RAG / long context
$4,950
$15,600
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$21,600
Efficiency score: claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking or o3-deep-research cheaper?+
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking has the lower input price — $3.00 vs $10.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking or o3-deep-research?+
Across price, speed and reliability, claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.