Claude Opus 4.5 vs GPT-5.4-Cyber
Claude Opus 4.5 (2025) and GPT-5.4-Cyber (2026) are frontier-tier reasoning models from Anthropic and OpenAI. Claude Opus 4.5 ships a 200K-token context window, while GPT-5.4-Cyber ships a not-yet-sourced context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, provider availability, and production fit. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing. The goal is to make the tradeoff clear before deeper testing.
GPT-5.4-Cyber is safer overall; choose Claude Opus 4.5 when coding workflow support matters.
Specs
| Released | 2025-11-01 | 2026-04-14 |
| Context window | 200K | — |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Architecture | decoder only | decoder only |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-12 | 2025-08 |
Pricing and availability
| Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-5.4-Cyber | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $25/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Claude Opus 4.5 | GPT-5.4-Cyber | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | ||
| Multimodal | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Function calling | ||
| Tool use | ||
| Structured outputs | ||
| Code execution |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark rows are currently sourced for this pair.
Deep dive
The capability footprint differs most on vision: Claude Opus 4.5, function calling: Claude Opus 4.5, tool use: Claude Opus 4.5, structured outputs: Claude Opus 4.5, and code execution: Claude Opus 4.5. Both models share multimodal input and reasoning mode, so the practical split is not just feature count. Use those differences to decide whether the page is about raw model quality, agentic coding support, multimodal ingestion, or predictable structured API behavior.
Pricing coverage is uneven: Claude Opus 4.5 has $5/1M input tokens and GPT-5.4-Cyber has no token price sourced yet. Provider availability is 6 tracked routes versus 0. Treat unknown pricing as an integration gap, then verify the route you will actually call before estimating production spend.
Choose Claude Opus 4.5 when coding workflow support and broader provider choice are central to the workload. Choose GPT-5.4-Cyber when provider fit are more important. For production, rerun your own prompts through the exact provider, region, and tool stack you plan to ship. This keeps the decision grounded in measurable tradeoffs instead of brand-level assumptions. It also helps separate model capability from provider packaging, which can change cost and latency.
FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.4-Cyber open source?
Claude Opus 4.5 is listed under Proprietary. GPT-5.4-Cyber is listed under Proprietary. License labels affect whether you can self-host, redistribute weights, or rely only on hosted APIs, so confirm the upstream license before deployment.
Which is better for vision, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.4-Cyber?
Claude Opus 4.5 has the clearer documented vision signal in this comparison. If vision is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Which is better for multimodal input, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.4-Cyber?
Both Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.4-Cyber expose multimodal input. The better choice depends on benchmark fit, context budget, pricing, and whether your provider route exposes the same capability surface. Use this as a quick comparison signal, then confirm the provider-specific limits before committing to production.
Which is better for reasoning mode, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.4-Cyber?
Both Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.4-Cyber expose reasoning mode. The better choice depends on benchmark fit, context budget, pricing, and whether your provider route exposes the same capability surface. Use this as a quick comparison signal, then confirm the provider-specific limits before committing to production.
Which is better for function calling, Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.4-Cyber?
Claude Opus 4.5 has the clearer documented function calling signal in this comparison. If function calling is mission-critical, validate it against the provider endpoint because model-level support and API-level exposure can differ.
Where can I run Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.4-Cyber?
Claude Opus 4.5 is available on Microsoft Foundry, Anthropic, GCP Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, and OpenRouter. GPT-5.4-Cyber is available on the tracked providers still being sourced. Provider coverage can affect latency, region availability, compliance posture, and fallback options.
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Last reviewed: 2026-04-24. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.