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

Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)vsGPT-4 Turbo

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

Anthropic

Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)

Input
$15/M
Output
$75/M
Speed
35 tok/s
TTFT
1.34s
OpenAI

GPT-4 Turbo

Input
$10/M
Output
$30/M
Speed
30 tok/s
TTFT
0.87s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
GPT-4 Turbo
Faster (tok/s)
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
GPT-4 Turbo
Benchmarks (1-6)
GPT-4 Turbo

Pricing Comparison

MetricClaude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)GPT-4 Turbo
Input ($/M tokens)$15$10
Output ($/M tokens)$75$30
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)$22.50
GPT-4 Turbo$13.00

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
35 tok/s
GPT-4 Turbo
30 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)
1.34s
GPT-4 Turbo
0.87s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
36.013.7
Coding Index
21.5
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
MMLU-Pro
69.4%
LiveCodeBench
29.1%
AIME 2025
MATH-500
73.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.3%
SciCode
31.9%
IFBench
TerminalBench
Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning)1 wins
6 winsGPT-4 Turbo

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $15.00/M tokens vs $30.00/M for Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-4 Turbo wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Claude 4.1 Opus (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 35 tok/s vs 30 tok/s. However, GPT-4 Turbo has lower time-to-first-token (0.87s vs 1.34s).

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

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