claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking vs o4-mini-deep-research
Lower price
o4-mini-deep-research
Faster
claude-3.7-sonnet:thinking
Higher efficiency
o4-mini-deep-research
Input price
$3.00
$2.00
Output price
$15.00
$8.00
Context window
200K
200K
Throughput
161 tok/s
156 tok/s
Availability
98.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.008
Efficiency score
83
86
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
CLAUDE-3.7-SON
O4-MINI-DEEP-R
Chat assistant
$2,700
$1,560
RAG / long context
$4,950
$3,120
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$4,320
Efficiency score: o4-mini-deep-research
Across price, speed and reliability, o4-mini-deep-research 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 o4-mini-deep-research cheaper?+
o4-mini-deep-research has the lower input price — $2.00 vs $3.00 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 o4-mini-deep-research?+
Across price, speed and reliability, o4-mini-deep-research offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.