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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 vs o3-pro

o3-pro comes out ahead, 51 to 44 on our weighted score, though Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 is 5.8× cheaper per token.

  1. Anthropic

    Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2

    Released Oct 22, 2024

    44/100
    • ECI133.5
    • Price$3.00 / $15.00
    • Context200K
    Full specs Remove Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2
  2. Our pick

    OpenAI

    o3-pro

    Released Jun 10, 2025

    51/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$20.00 / $80.00
    • Context200K
    Full specs Remove o3-pro

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01 — Verdict

o3-pro is our pick

o3-pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 (44). It leads on capability and inputs & features. Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • Capabilityo3-proCapabilities Index (ECI): o3-pro 147.4 · Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 133.5
  • Lowest priceClaude Sonnet 3.5 v2Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 $6.00 · o3-pro $35.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameClaude Sonnet 3.5 v2 200,000 · o3-pro 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsClaude Sonnet 3.5 v2Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2: Text, Images, PDFs · o3-pro: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
How the score is built
MeasureWeightClaude Sonnet 3.5 v2o3-pro
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%5775
Price25%130
Inputs & features15%6070
Context window10%3232
Overall100%44/10051/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 vs o3-pro specifications side by side
SpecificationClaude Sonnet 3.5 v2Anthropico3-proOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)133.5147.4 (best)
ECI rank#119 of 148#60 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions55.3%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics8.5%—
Price per million tokens
Input$3.00 (best)$20.00
Output$15.00 (best)$80.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$6.00 (best)$35.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window200,000 tokens200,000 tokens
Max output8,192 tokens100,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsYesNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
API model ID—o3-pro
API providers16 (best)
ReleasedOct 22, 2024Jun 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 30, 2024May 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2$60.00
  • o3-pro$360.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 or o3-pro?

o3-pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 (44). It leads on capability and inputs & features. Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 or o3-pro?

Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 is cheaper at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). o3-pro costs $20.00 input / $80.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $6.00 per million tokens for Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 versus $35.00 for o3-pro (5.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

o3-pro scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): o3-pro 147.4 (#60 of 148) and Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 133.5 (#119 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (145.8–149.7 vs 129.2–137.5), so the gap is a real one.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 and o3-pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, o3-pro leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 and o3-pro share the same 200,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 up to 8,192, o3-pro up to 100,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 accepts text, images and PDFs; o3-pro accepts text and images. Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

No. Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 and o3-pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.

Which is newer?

o3-pro is the newest, released Jun 10, 2025. Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 came out Oct 22, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Claude Sonnet 3.5 v2 Apr 30, 2024, o3-pro May 2024.

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.

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