GPT-5.3 Chat vs GPT-5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.8
Too close to call on our weighted score (Claude Opus 4.8 37, GPT-5.5 36, GPT-5.3 Chat 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.
OpenAIGPT-5.3 Chat
32/100- ECI—
- Price$1.75 / $14.00
- Context128K
- OpenAI
GPT-5.5
36/100- ECI159.2
- Price$5.00 / $30.00
- Context1.05M
AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8
37/100- ECI158.3
- Price$5.00 / $25.00
- Context1M
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Claude Opus 4.8 37/100, GPT-5.5 36/100, GPT-5.3 Chat 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.3 Chat on price and GPT-5.5 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceGPT-5.3 ChatGPT-5.3 Chat $4.81 · Claude Opus 4.8 $10.00 · GPT-5.5 $11.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-5.5GPT-5.5 1,050,000 · Claude Opus 4.8 1,000,000 · GPT-5.3 Chat 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsGPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5.3 Chat: Text, Images · GPT-5.5: Text, Images, PDFs · Claude Opus 4.8: Text, Images, PDFs
- Self-hostingNo open weightsAll three are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | GPT-5.3 Chat | GPT-5.5 | Claude Opus 4.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 60 | 80 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 61 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 36/100 | 37/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | GPT-5.3 ChatOpenAI | GPT-5.5OpenAI | Claude Opus 4.8Anthropic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | 159.2 (best) | 158.3 |
| ECI rank | — | #10 of 148 (best) | #12 of 148 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | — | 94.0% (best) | 91.0% |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | — | 85.3% (best) | 80.0% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | — | 100% (best) | 98.3% |
| SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues | — | 80.6% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | — | 63.0% (best) | 53.0% |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $1.75 (best) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Output | $14.00 (best) | $30.00 | $25.00 |
| Cached input | $0.175 (best) | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.81 (best) | $11.25 | $10.00 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 272K: $10.00 / $45.00 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official OpenAI API | Official OpenAI API | Official Anthropic API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 1,050,000 tokens (best) | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens | 128,000 tokens (best) | 128,000 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | No | Yes | Yes |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | gpt-5.3-chat-latest | gpt-5.5 | claude-opus-4-8 |
| API providers | 4 | 42 | 45 (best) |
| Released | Mar 3, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | May 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Aug 31, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | Jan 2026 |
What would a month cost?
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- GPT-5.3 Chat$45.50
- GPT-5.5$110.00
- Claude Opus 4.8$100.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-5.3 Chat, GPT-5.5 or Claude Opus 4.8?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Claude Opus 4.8 37/100, GPT-5.5 36/100, GPT-5.3 Chat 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-5.3 Chat on price and GPT-5.5 for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3 Chat, GPT-5.5 or Claude Opus 4.8?
GPT-5.3 Chat is cheaper at $1.75 input / $14.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). Claude Opus 4.8 costs $5.00 input / $25.00 output per million tokens (official Anthropic API price); GPT-5.5 costs $5.00 input / $30.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $4.81 per million tokens for GPT-5.3 Chat versus $10.00 for Claude Opus 4.8 (2.1× as much) and $11.25 for GPT-5.5 (2.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. GPT-5.3 Chat has not been scored yet, GPT-5.5 has an ECI of 159.2 and Claude Opus 4.8 has an ECI of 158.3.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-5.3 Chat and Claude Opus 4.8 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.5 has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 1,000,000 for Claude Opus 4.8 and 128,000 for GPT-5.3 Chat. Maximum output per response: GPT-5.3 Chat up to 16,384, GPT-5.5 up to 128,000, Claude Opus 4.8 up to 128,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-5.3 Chat accepts text and images; GPT-5.5 accepts text, images and PDFs; Claude Opus 4.8 accepts text, images and PDFs. GPT-5.5 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. GPT-5.3 Chat, GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Claude Opus 4.8 is the newest, released May 28, 2026. GPT-5.5 came out Apr 23, 2026; GPT-5.3 Chat came out Mar 3, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-5.3 Chat Aug 31, 2025, GPT-5.5 Dec 1, 2025, Claude Opus 4.8 Jan 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
