claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking vs o3-pro
Lower price
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Faster
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Higher efficiency
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Input price
$3.00
$20.00
Output price
$15.00
$80.00
Context window
200K
200K
Throughput
161 tok/s
128 tok/s
Availability
98.0%
97.3%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.080
Efficiency score
83
76
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-3.7-SON
O3-PRO
Chat assistant
$2,700
$15,600
RAG / long context
$4,950
$31,200
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$43,200
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-pro cheaper?+
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking has the lower input price — $3.00 vs $20.00 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-pro?+
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.