Compare/Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-4

Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)vsGPT-4

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)

Input
$15/M
Output
$75/M
Speed
35 tok/s
TTFT
1.34s
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GPT-4

Input
$30/M
Output
$60/M
Speed
38 tok/s
TTFT
0.82s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
GPT-4
Lower Latency
GPT-4
Benchmarks (1-1)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)GPT-4
Input ($/M tokens)$15$30
Output ($/M tokens)$75$60
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)$22.50
GPT-4$36.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
35 tok/s
GPT-4
38 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
1.34s
GPT-4
0.82s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
36.012.8
Coding Index
13.1
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
SciCode
IFBench
TerminalBench
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)1 wins
1 winsGPT-4

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) or GPT-4?

Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $30.00/M tokens vs $37.50/M for GPT-4.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 1 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

GPT-4 generates tokens faster at 38 tok/s vs 35 tok/s. However, GPT-4 has lower time-to-first-token (0.82s vs 1.34s).

When should I use Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-4?

Choose based on your priorities: Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and GPT-4 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.