Claude Opus 4.7 vs o4-mini
Claude Opus 4.7 and o4-mini are both current production-tier models. o4-mini is meaningfully cheaper at $1.1 / $4.4 per 1M. Claude Opus 4.7 has a 1M context window — about 5× the 200k of o4-mini. Claude Opus 4.7 leads on coding, general knowledge, long-context retrieval.
Specs side by side
| Metric | Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 | OpenAI o4-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Input price (per 1M) | $5 | $1.1 |
| Output price (per 1M) | $25 | $4.4 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 200k tokens |
| Speed tier | slow | slow |
| Open weights | No | No |
| EU region | Yes | Yes |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Vision input | Yes | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | Yes |
When to choose each
Choose Claude Opus 4.7 if…
- You need 1M context (5× more than o4-mini)
- Coding is central to your workload
- General knowledge is central to your workload
Choose o4-mini if…
- Cost is a priority ($1.1 / $4.4 per 1M vs $5 / $25 per 1M)
Benchmark delta
Claude Opus 4.7 leads on
- Coding
- General knowledge
- Long-context retrieval
- Instruction following
- Tool use
o4-mini leads on
o4-mini has no meaningful benchmark lead in this pair.
FAQ — Claude Opus 4.7 vs o4-mini
Claude Opus 4.7 vs o4-mini — which is better?
Claude Opus 4.7 and o4-mini are both current production-tier models. o4-mini is meaningfully cheaper at $1.1 / $4.4 per 1M. Claude Opus 4.7 has a 1M context window — about 5× the 200k of o4-mini. Claude Opus 4.7 leads on coding, general knowledge, long-context retrieval. The right pick depends on your use case — see "When to choose each" above for a data-driven decision.
How does Claude Opus 4.7 pricing compare to o4-mini?
Claude Opus 4.7 costs $5 / $25 per 1M vs o4-mini at $1.1 / $4.4 per 1M. o4-mini is cheaper on output tokens by roughly 468%. Both support prompt caching, which reduces effective cost by 80-90% on repeat system prompts.
Does Claude Opus 4.7 or o4-mini have the bigger context window?
Claude Opus 4.7 has a 1M-token context window — 5× the 200k context of o4-mini. Enough for entire codebases, books, or multi-document RAG.
Is there a free tier for Claude Opus 4.7 or o4-mini?
Claude Opus 4.7: no — Free via Claude.ai web chat; API requires paid credits. o4-mini: no — Paid-only.
Which is better for coding — Claude Opus 4.7 or o4-mini?
Claude Opus 4.7 leads on coding benchmarks (Claude Opus 4.7: 97/100, o4-mini: 92/100). For production coding agents also weigh tool-use performance — Claude Opus 4.7 scores 96, o4-mini scores 88.