Model comparison
Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-5.4 Mini
List rate, corouter rate, context, and which ID to send for claude-opus-5-5 versus gpt-5.4-mini. A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $1.60 on corouter (input $0.800, output $0.800). A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $0.330 on corouter (input $0.150, output $0.180).
| Claude Opus 5.5 | GPT-5.4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| ID | claude-opus-5-5 | gpt-5.4-mini |
| Vendor | Anthropic | OpenAI |
| List input | $4.00 | $0.750 |
| corouter input | $0.800 | $0.150 |
| List output | $20.00 | $4.50 |
| corouter output | $4.00 | $0.900 |
| Cache read | $0.040 | $0.015 |
| Context | 1M | 400K |
Price gap
On output, GPT-5.4 Mini is lower: $0.900 on corouter versus $4.00 for Claude Opus 5.5, about 4.44×. Input is $0.150 versus $0.800.
Window and modalities
Claude Opus 5.5 lists a 1M window and GPT-5.4 Mini lists 400K. A larger window does not change the per-token rate. Prompts past the window need a split or a different ID. Claude Opus 5.5 is listed with these modalities: Chat, Vision, Reasoning, Code. GPT-5.4 Mini is listed with these modalities: Chat, Reasoning.
When to send claude-opus-5-5
Claude Opus 5.5 is the lower Opus list rate in this catalog, with a cheaper cache read than Opus 5 and a Code tag. Send claude-opus-5-5 when you want that ID specifically.
This ID uses the familiar messages JSON shape. The other side is gpt-5.4-mini from OpenAI. corouter is not affiliated with OpenAI or Anthropic.
When to send gpt-5.4-mini
GPT-5.4 Mini cuts the list rate and the window to 400K, and it has no vision tag. Send gpt-5.4-mini for shorter reasoning jobs.
This ID uses the familiar chat-completions JSON shape. The other side is claude-opus-5-5 from Anthropic. corouter is not affiliated with OpenAI or Anthropic.
The same volume, two bills
A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $1.60 on corouter (input $0.800, output $0.800).
A sample of 1 million input tokens plus 200 thousand output tokens is about $0.330 on corouter (input $0.150, output $0.180).
Questions
- Which output rate is lower, Claude Opus 5.5 or GPT-5.4 Mini?
- On output, GPT-5.4 Mini is lower: $0.900 on corouter versus $4.00 for Claude Opus 5.5, about 4.44×. Input is $0.150 versus $0.800.
- Is corouter affiliated with the model vendors?
- No. corouter is not affiliated with OpenAI or Anthropic. Vendor names identify the model and the published list rate.
- How do you start billing?
- Create a console account and spend prepaid credits. The minimum top-up is $5. The API base is https://api.corouter.co. Put the ID you chose in the model field.