GPT-5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.8 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·62 quotes

As of : At official rates, GPT-5.5 is $5.0000/1M input tokens and Claude Opus 4.8 is $5.0000 — Claude Opus 4.8 is ~0% cheaper than GPT-5.5. Via relay providers, the lowest GPT-5.5 rate is $0.0483 (Zhiyuan AI) and Claude Opus 4.8 is $0.0828 (Yuanqiao Cloud API). Context windows: GPT-5.5 unlisted, Claude Opus 4.8 1024K. Claude Opus 4.8 supports image input. 62 provider quotes tracked (GPT-5.5: 30, Claude Opus 4.8: 32), updated daily.
GPT-5.5Frontier
Official
$5.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0483
/ 1M tokens
30 providers
Claude Opus 4.8Frontier
Official
$5.0000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0828
/ 1M tokens
32 providers · 1024K Context · 👁 Vision
At the best relay price, GPT-5.5 is ~42% cheaper.

Price Comparison

GPT-5.5Claude Opus 4.8
Official input / 1M tokens$5.0000$5.0000
Official output / 1M tokens$30.0000$25.0000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0483$0.0828
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.2897$0.4138
providers3032
Context1024K
Vision

GPT-5.5 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
OpenAIOfficial🌐VisaMCLive
$5.0000
Relay / Aggregator
Zhiyuan AIRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0483
YouPai APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0690
Yuanqiao Cloud APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0897
NewAPIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.1875
TreeRouterRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.2069
Qingfengge APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信对公⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.2069

Claude Opus 4.8 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
AnthropicOfficial🌐VisaMCManual
$5.0000
Relay / Aggregator
Yuanqiao Cloud APIRelayLive API priceLowest🇨🇳支付宝⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0828
dddAIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.1379
TreeRouterRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.2069
247Kan APIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝Live
$0.2500
Bingyun AIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.4000
RunAPIRelayLive API price🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.4138

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 or Claude Opus 4.8?

Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.

What context window do GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 support?

GPT-5.5 has a unlisted context window; Claude Opus 4.8 has 1024K tokens.

Do GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 support image input?

GPT-5.5 does not support image input; Claude Opus 4.8 supports image input.

What is the cheapest way to access GPT-5.5 or Claude Opus 4.8?

GPT-5.5's lowest input price is $0.0483/1M tokens (Zhiyuan AI). Claude Opus 4.8's is $0.0828/1M tokens (Yuanqiao Cloud API). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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