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Claude Opus 4.7 vs GPT-5.4

Claude Opus 4.7 (2026) and GPT-5.4 (2026) are frontier-tier reasoning models from Anthropic and OpenAI. Claude Opus 4.7 ships a 1m-token context window, while GPT-5.4 ships a 1.05m-token context window. On SWE-bench Verified, Claude Opus 4.7 leads by 15.9 pts. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.

Claude Opus 4.7 is safer overall; choose GPT-5.4 when coding workflow support matters.

Decision scorecard

Local evidence first
SignalClaude Opus 4.7GPT-5.4
Best forreasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agentsreasoning-heavy apps, multimodal apps, and tool-calling agents
Decision fitCoding, RAG, and AgentsCoding, RAG, and Agents
Context window1m1.05m
Cheapest output$25/1M tokens$15/1M tokens
Provider routes6 tracked4 tracked
Shared benchmarksSWE-bench Verified leader8 shared

Decision tradeoffs

Choose Claude Opus 4.7 when...
  • Claude Opus 4.7 holds a shared-benchmark lead on SWE-bench Verified, ahead by 15.9 points.
  • Claude Opus 4.7 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
  • Local decision data tags Claude Opus 4.7 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Choose GPT-5.4 when...
  • GPT-5.4 holds a shared-benchmark lead on MultiChallenge, ahead by 10.6 points.
  • GPT-5.4 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
  • GPT-5.4 has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $15/1M tokens.
  • Local decision data tags GPT-5.4 for Coding, RAG, and Agents.

Monthly cost at traffic

Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.

Lower estimate GPT-5.4

Claude Opus 4.7

$10,250

Cheapest tracked route/tier: Anthropic

GPT-5.4

$5,750

Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenAI API

Estimated monthly gap: $4,500. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.

Switch friction

Claude Opus 4.7 -> GPT-5.4
  • Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, and AWS Bedrock; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • GPT-5.4 is $10/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
GPT-5.4 -> Claude Opus 4.7
  • Provider overlap exists on AWS Bedrock, OpenRouter, and Vercel AI Gateway; start route-level A/B tests there.
  • Claude Opus 4.7 is $10/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.

Specs

Specification
Released2026-04-162026-03-05
Context window1m1.05m
Parameters
ArchitectureDecoder OnlyDecoder Only
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
OpennessProprietaryProprietary
WeightsNot releasedNot released
CodeUnknownUnknown
Commercial useCommercial use: conditionalCommercial use: conditional
Knowledge cutoff2026-012025-08

Pricing and availability

Pricing attributeClaude Opus 4.7GPT-5.4
Input price$5/1M tokens
0-272,000t
$2.50/1M tokens
272,000t+
$5/1M tokens
Output price$25/1M tokens
0-272,000t
$15/1M tokens
272,000t+
$22.50/1M tokens
Providers

Capabilities

CapabilityClaude Opus 4.7GPT-5.4
VisionYesYes
MultimodalYesYes
ReasoningYesYes
JSON / Tool useYesYes
Structured outputsYesYes
Code executionYesYes
IDE integrationNoNo
Computer useNoNo
Parallel agentsNoNo

Benchmarks

BenchmarkClaude Opus 4.7GPT-5.4
SWE-bench Verified87.671.7
SWE-bench Pro64.357.7
Google-Proof Q&A94.292.0
Humanity's Last Exam54.741.6
Chatbot Arena1503.01479.0
MultiChallenge58.669.2
Terminal-Bench 2.069.475.1
ARC-AGI-275.873.3

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Last reviewed: 2026-07-26. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.